Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Burns
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on the various types of burns, such as first degree, second degree, and third degree. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Burns
What are some of the common causes of burns? What are the types of burns? How do you prevent burns? Find the answers to these questions and more at this website.
Read Works
Read Works: Scorched!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about first, second, and third degree burns and how to treat them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
WebMD
Medicine Net: Skin Overview: Burns
Read brief answers to such first aid questions as: "What are the categories of burns?" "What is the significance of the total body area affected?" "How important is the location of a burn?" "What about electrical burns?" "What about...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Burns Instruction Sheet
What are burns, and how do they affect skin? This website provides brief definitions of "first degree," "second-degree," and "third-degree" burns, and includes first-aid and emergency procedures in case you or someone else gets a burn.