A healthcare professional is determining the disposition of four burn patients in the Emergency department. Which patients will the professional refer to the burn center? (Select all that apply.)

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There are specific criteria for transferring a patient to a burn center. Burn injuries that should be referred to a burn center include the following: partial-thickness burns on more than 10% TBSA, burns that involve the face, hands, feet, genitalia, perineum, or major joints, and electrical burns, including lightning injury. If the patient has suffered both trauma and burns, the patient would be transferred if the burn poses the greater immediate risk. Burns to both arms would not need referred unless joints were involved.

A Healthcare Professional Is Determining the Disposition of Four Burn