Burn depths

Question 1

Red and painful

Answer 1

Superficial epidermal

Question 2

Pale pink, painful, blistered

Answer 2

Partial thickness (superficial epidermal)

Question 3

Typically white, reduced sensation (although may have blanching erythema)

Answer 3

Partial thickness (deep dermal)

Question 4

White/brown/black in colour, no blisters, no pain

Answer 4

Tull thickness (third degree)