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1
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What are 20-25% of burns?

A

work related

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What are 20-25% of burns?

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work related

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What are the different types of burns?

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scald, contact, fire, chemical, electrical, radiation

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4
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What causes scalds?

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hot liquids, grease, steam, spill or immersion

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What causes contact burns?

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stove

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What causes fire burns?

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flash and glame

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What are chemical burns?

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acid or base

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What are electrical burns?

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household or lightening

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9
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Who has the highest incidence of burns?

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10
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What type of burns do younger kids get?

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contact and scalds

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11
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Who gets serious burns?

A

males 20-29 yo

children

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12
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What percentage of burn pt in hospital die?

A

5%

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13
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What happens in structural fires?

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half die from asphyxiation

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14
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What is an example of first degree burn?

A

sunburn

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15
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How does a first degree burn present?

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epidermal, painful, blanches, erythematous

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How does second degree burns present?

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superficial dermal, painful, blisters present, erythematous, weeping

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How does third degree burns present?

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full thickness, insensate, does not blanch, hard/lethery, black eschar, will contract and slowly reepithelialize

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How does forth degree burns present?

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deep organ involved, insensate, does not blanche, involves bone, fat or muscle, extensively sustained burns

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19
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How do you determine severity of burns?

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degree of heat, length of time, conductivity of skin, heat transfer, heat capacity of burn agent

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20
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What is a red flag you need to think about with burns?

A

abuse

21
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What is the treatment for burns?

A

airway, fluid and pain management

22
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What do you need to do before placing dressing?

A

clean with saline

23
Q

What do you put on superficial burns?

A

frequent change
silver sulfadiazine (silvadene)
Bactracin
Mupirocin

24
Q

What are the extreme burn tx?

A

surgical debridement, escharotomy, skin grafts, referral to burn unit

25
Q

What is the burn center referral criteria?

A

Pt with burns and associated trauma
Children with burns at hospital without personal to care for children
Pt with preexisting conditions that could complicate management
Burns involving face, hands,feet genitalia, perineum, or major joints
Chemical burns
Electrical burns
Inhalation injury
Partial-thickness burns on > 10% of TBSA
3rd degree burns in any age group

26
Q

What are the different types of burns?

A

scald, contact, fire, chemical, electrical, radiation

27
Q

What causes scalds?

A

hot liquids, grease, steam, spill or immersion

28
Q

What causes contact burns?

A

stove

29
Q

What causes fire burns?

A

flash and glame

30
Q

What are chemical burns?

A

acid or base

31
Q

What are electrical burns?

A

household or lightening

32
Q

Who has the highest incidence of burns?

A
33
Q

What type of burns do younger kids get?

A

contact and scalds

34
Q

Who gets serious burns?

A

males 20-29 yo

children

35
Q

What percentage of burn pt in hospital die?

A

5%

36
Q

What happens in structural fires?

A

half die from asphyxiation

37
Q

What is an example of first degree burn?

A

sunburn

38
Q

How does a first degree burn present?

A

epidermal, painful, blanches, erythematous

39
Q

How does second degree burns present?

A

superficial dermal, painful, blisters present, erythematous, weeping

40
Q

How does third degree burns present?

A

full thickness, insensate, does not blanch, hard/lethery, black eschar, will contract and slowly reepithelialize

41
Q

How does forth degree burns present?

A

deep organ involved, insensate, does not blanche, involves bone, fat or muscle, extensively sustained burns

42
Q

How do you determine severity of burns?

A

degree of heat, length of time, conductivity of skin, heat transfer, heat capacity of burn agent

43
Q

What is a red flag you need to think about with burns?

A

abuse

44
Q

What is the treatment for burns?

A

airway, fluid and pain management

45
Q

What do you need to do before placing dressing?

A

clean with saline

46
Q

What do you put on superficial burns?

A

frequent change
silver sulfadiazine (silvadene)
Bactracin
Mupirocin

47
Q

What are the extreme burn tx?

A

surgical debridement, escharotomy, skin grafts, referral to burn unit

48
Q

What is the burn center referral criteria?

A

Pt with burns and associated trauma
Children with burns at hospital without personal to care for children
Pt with preexisting conditions that could complicate management
Burns involving face, hands,feet genitalia, perineum, or major joints
Chemical burns
Electrical burns
Inhalation injury
Partial-thickness burns on > 10% of TBSA
3rd degree burns in any age group

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