Burns

Question 1

What are the 4 types of burns?

Answer 1

Thermal, chemical, electrical, radiation

Question 2

Superficial (1st degree)

Answer 2

only the epidermis is affected -
Skin is pink dry, painful + blanches, cells will peel and will heal in 7 days

Question 3

Partial Thickness (2nd degree)

Answer 3

extends to the dermis, skin is pink, blistered and very painful, looks wet

Question 4

Full Thickness (3rd degree)

Answer 4

extends to the subcutaneous layer and deeper
skin is red and charred
looks waxy and like leather
no pain, only numbness (nerves burned away)

Question 5

Treatments to major burn events

Answer 5

escharotomy, surgical debridement, skin grafts

Question 6

Hypovolemic shock

Answer 6

body fluids shift from cells and blood vessels to space between cells
Results not enough blood volume for the heart to pump (BP drops your pulse increases)
R increases and ciliary movement is impaired
T decreases

Question 7

when is it considered a major burn event for 2nd degree burns

Answer 7

more than 15% TBSA

Question 8

when is it considered a major burn event for 3rd degree burns

Answer 8

more than 10% TBSA

Question 9

Why do wounds swell

Answer 9

Swelling is the result of the increased movement of fluid and white blood cells into the injured area.

Question 10

What places on the body are good indicators of a major burn event?

Answer 10

face, hands, feet, or major joints