Burn Injury-Classifications and characteristic

Question 1

What is a first degree burn AKA?

Answer 1

Superficial burn

Question 2

What is a Second degree burn AKA?

Answer 2

Partial thickness

Question 3

What are the two types of partial degree burns?

Answer 3

• superficial dermal

- deep dermal

Question 4

What is a third degree burn AKA?

Answer 4

Full thickness

Question 5

Color of a superficial burn?

Answer 5

pink to red

Question 6

Color of a partial thickness burn?

Answer 6

pink to red

Question 7

Color of a deep partial thickness burn>

Answer 7

Red to white

Question 8

Color of a full thickness burn?

Answer 8

black, brown, yellow, white, red

Question 9

Color of a DEEP full thickness burn?

Answer 9

black

Question 10

Edema for superficial?

Answer 10

mild

Question 11

Edema for partial thickness?

Answer 11

Mild to mod

Question 12

Edema for deep partial thickness

Answer 12

moderate

Question 13

Edema for full thickness

Answer 13

severe

Question 14

T or F: there is no edema with deep full thickness burns

Answer 14

T

Question 15

Which burn levels have pain?

Answer 15

Superficial, partial thickness, and deep PARTIAL thickness

**nerves are killed after this stage

Question 16

Which burn levels have blisters?

Answer 16

Partial thickness

**rare in deep partial thickness

Question 17

T or F: eschar can occur with any level of burns

Answer 17

F–only deep partial beyond

Question 18

What does eschar look like with deep partial thickness?

Answer 18

soft and dry

Question 19

What does eschar look like with full thickness burn?

Answer 19

hard and inelastic

**same with deep full thickness

Question 20

When is a graft required?

Answer 20

full thickness and deep full thickness

Question 21

Which burn level:

No pain!

Answer 21

deep full thickness

Question 22

Which burn level:

painful!!

Answer 22

• superficial
• partial thickness

**nerves still in tact

Question 23

Which burn level:

cherry red and blistered

Answer 23

partial thickness, SUPERFICIAL dermal

Question 24

Which burn level:

red and patchy

Answer 24

partial thickness, DEEP dermal

Question 25

Which burn level:

severe edema with fat exposed

Answer 25

full thickness

Question 26

Which burn level:

all layers of skin

Answer 26

full thickness

Question 27

Which burn level:

minimal scarring will occur

Answer 27

superficial and partial thickness (superficial)

Question 28

Which burn level:

red, pink, dry

Answer 28

Superficial

Question 29

Which burn level:

deep red, black, brown

Answer 29

Full thickness

Question 30

Which burn level:

hematuria

Answer 30

Full thickness

Question 31

Which burn level:

prolonged contact with hot object, tar, grease, chemicals

Answer 31

deep partial/full

Question 32

Which burn level:

electricity can cause

Answer 32

full thickness or deep full thickness

Question 33

Which burn level:

brief contact with hot objects

Answer 33

superficial (partial thickness)

Question 34

Which burn level:

sunburn, flash burn

Answer 34

superficial