Comparing How Burn Wounds and Scars Heal in Children Using Chitosan and Silver Dressings

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age between 6 months and 17 years old 2. Having a first or second-degree superficial burn that does not require excision and grafting 3. Patients with a burn of less than 20% of the total body surface area (TBSA) 4. Admission within 72 hours of burn injury 5. First line of therapy is Burnshield® Dressing for the first 48 hours 6. Clean non-infected wound as diagnosed by the attending physician 7. Informed consent of the patient or caregiver Exclusion Criteria: 1. Causes other than contact burn, flame or scald injuries (i.e., electrical, chemical or frostbite) 2. Diabetes mellitus 3. Significant cardiac, pulmonary, or renal insufficiency 4. Severe hematologic disease, malignancy, hypo-immunity 5. Wounds noted to be contaminated or infected 6. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) or sepsis 7. Moderate or severe respiratory tract or lungs burn injuries 8. Previous treatment efforts such as previous debridement, silver sulfadiazine ointment or other topical agents (e.g.: oil, toothpaste, betadine, rivano) 9. Being pregnant or breastfeeding 10. Known sensitivity or allergy to one of the dressings or its components.