When a burn injury occurs, recovering from the injury can take a long time. These painful injuries can require weeks or months of professional treatment. In some cases, these injuries can put the person’s life at risk. If the burn is over a certain surface area, it can significantly increase in putting the burn victim’s life in danger. Let’s look into what percentage of burn injuries are life-threatening.

Skin covers our entire bodies and keeps our internal organs and other body parts safe from external dangers. Although most people don’t think of it this way, the skin is the largest organ in the body. That’s why burn injuries can be so dangerous—when too much of the skin is burned, a person can suffer significant damage and could even die from the injuries.