You are called by the owner of a restaurant for a female patron who spilled hot tea onto her right thigh. The secondary assessment reveals the burn area to be soft, red, and painful. The skin is intact with no blister formation noted, although some edema is present. Based on these assessment findings, you would recognize what category of burn?

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This description matches a superficial burn, characterized by redness, pain, and intact skin without blisters, typical of a first-degree burn.

You Are Called by the Owner of a Restaurant for a Female