The major types of burns include chemical, electrical, radiation, scald, and thermal burns. The severity of a burn is based on the percentage of body surface area (BSA) affected, the depth of the wound, the patient’s age, the area of the body burned, the patient’s medical history, accompanying injuries/issues, and the existence of an inhalation injury. Severity also increases with wounds to the eyes, ears, face, hands, feet, and groin. The determination of BSA involved in a burn is often done by the rule of nines, in which the body is broken down into percentage areas that are assessed for wounds. Once the assessment is complete, the total BSA affected can be calculated. Care of the patient with burns is classified into two stages: the resuscitative and acute phase. Burn management focuses on preventing complications.