burns

Question 1

what is a burn?

Answer 1

tissue damage and cell death caused by intense heat, electricity, UV radiation, chemicals

Question 2

what can UV radiation cause?

Answer 2

causes DNA to alter over time resulting in genetic conditions

Question 3

what are the 3 types of burns?

Answer 3

1. 1st degree burn
2. 2nd degree burn
3. 3rd degree burn

Question 4

where layer of the skin does a 1st degree burn damage?

Answer 4

only epidermis

Question 5

how long does it take for a 1st degree burn to heal and why?

Answer 5

2-3 days due to regeneration

Question 6

where layer of the skin does a 2nd degree burn damage?

Answer 6

epidermis and upper dermis

Question 7

what is the unique thing that results when having a 2nd degree burn?

Answer 7

blisters

Question 8

what are blisters from 2nd degree burns?

Answer 8

separation of epidermis from dermis

Question 9

what are 1st and 2nd degree burns also called?

Answer 9

partial thickness burns

Question 10

where layer of the skin does a 3rd degree burn damage?

Answer 10

epidermis and dermis

Question 11

why is there no pain with 3rd degree burns?

Answer 11

nerve endings are destroyed

Question 12

is regeneration possible, if no what is the solution to 3rd degree burns?

Answer 12

regeneration is not possible, only fixed by skin grafting

Question 13

what are 3rd degree burns also caleld?

Answer 13

full thickness burns

Question 14

what does fluid & electrolyte imbalance of burns lead to?

Answer 14

dehydration leads to shutdown of kidneys and circulatory shock

Question 15

what is circulatory shock?

Answer 15

low blood volume leads to low oxygen levels

Question 16

what does infection of the burns lead to?

Answer 16

bacteria & fungi invade dead tissue and the depressed immune system can’t fight due to shock

Question 17

what are the 3 reasons burns are critical?

Answer 17

1. if a 2nd degree burn is over 25% of the body
2. if a 3rd degree burn is over 10% of the body
3. if there are 3rd degree burns to the hands, face, feet

Question 18

why are facial burns dangerous?

Answer 18

the burn can affect the respiratory passageway which can swell and cause suffocation

Question 19

what is the solution to fluid & electrolyte imabalance?

Answer 19

put in an IV

Question 20

what is the debridement of eschar?

Answer 20

removal of dead skin by doing a skin graft

Question 21

what does debridement mean?

Answer 21

the removal of damaged tissue from a wound

Question 22

what is a skin graft?

Answer 22

taking healthy skin from another part of the body to stitch it onto the damaged skin

Question 23

what is the rule of nines?

Answer 23

percentage of burns on the body

Question 24

what is anterior?

Answer 24

front

Question 25

what is posterior?

Answer 25

back

Question 26

what is the percentage of the anterior and posterior head and neck based on the rule of nines?

Answer 26

9%

Question 27

what is the percentage of the anterior and posterior upper limbs based on the rule of nines?

Answer 27

18% total, 4.5% per limb on the front/back

Question 28

what is the percentage of the anterior and posterior trunk based on the rule of nines?

Answer 28

36% total, 18% on front/back

Question 29

what is the percentage of the anterior and posterior perineum based on the rule of nines?

Answer 29

1%

Question 30

what is the percentage of the anterior and posterior lower limbs based on the rule of nines?

Answer 30

36% total, 9% per limb on front/back