hypocalcemia; at times these patients require urgent surgical excision of the
affected area to decrease systemic toxicity.
IX. Transfer Criteria
Certain patients will require extensive multidisciplinary burn support and
are better served at a designated Pediatric Burn Center. These patients are
usually infants and children with third degree burns, patients with burns to the
face, feet, genitalia or perineum, children with inhalation, electric or chemical
injuries and those with > 10% TBSA burns.
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