Guidelines for the referral of burn patients to plastic surgeons in the Bradford Burn Study
| • Any partial thickness loss burn injury involving 10–20% of body surface area in individuals over 10 years of age |
| • Any partial thickness loss burn injury involving 5–10% of body surface area in individuals less than 10 years of age |
| • Burns involving the face, eyes, perineum, feet, hands and genitalia or those that may cause significant cosmetic impairment |
| • Burns involving the airways and those associated with inhalational injury |
| • Any full thickness burn more than 5% of burn surface area |