Table 1.

Referral guidelines [23].

	Level one to two*	Level two to three*
Neonates	All	All
Elderly patients	All	All
Inhalational injury	All	All
Electrical injury	All	All
Chemical burn	All	All
Full thickness burns	All	10% < TBSA < 50%
Partial thickness burns	>5% TBSA in children	>20% TBSA in children
	>10% TBSA in adults	>30% TBSA in adults
Associated injuries	Minor injuries	Major injuries
Primary area burns	All	≥1% TBSA

TBSA, Total Body Surface Area.

^*Level one is a primary health facility such as a health centre^, level two is a secondary health facility such as a district hospital, level three is a tertiary/specialist health facility such as a central hospital.