Inpatient Clinical Pathway for the Care
of Children with Thermal Burns

Thermal burn requiring
inpatient care
Admission Criteria
  • Transfer to Burn Center
  • PICU admission
  • Surgical service, floor admission
  • Debridement
  • Re-evaluation of burn size and depth
  • Dressings
  • Vital signs
  • I/O
  • Pain control
  • Temperature control
  • Nutrition
  • Social Work
  • SCAN (as needed)
  • Child Life
  • Subspecialty
  • Consultation
  • Discharge planning
Posted: March 2015
Revised: November 2022
Authors: M. Nance MD, J. Kloss, CRNP