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Fifth and sixth degree burns

Is there such thing as a 5th and 6th degree burn? If there is, should they be added to this page? ScamsAreHorrible172 (talk) 00:15, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:04, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

They are according to the NIGMS: https://www.nigms.nih.gov/education/fact-sheets/Pages/burns.aspx Lvsz (talk) 12:07, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't think there was such thing as a 4th degree either, at least I never heard about except in an X-files episode, is it a new term? The snare (talk) 05:43, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

About, 4th, 5th and 6th there's this, but they're lawyers, not doctors https://www.walkermorgan.com/fourth-fifth-sixth-degrees/

From what I've seen online, fourth, fifth, and sixth degree burns do exist, they just aren't well known since they are rare. Here are some of sources that talk about it: https://www.healthline.com/health/4th-degree-burn https://www.nigms.nih.gov/education/fact-sheets/Pages/burns.aspx https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=90&ContentID=P09575 Camshaft64 (talk) 01:38, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]