Burns

Question 1

What is a burn?

Answer 1

A burn is damage to the skin due to
intense heat, electricity, radiation or
certain chemicals.

Question 2

How many types of burns are there and what are the types?

Answer 2

There are three types of burns:

1. Superficial partial thickness (1 st degree)
2. Deep partial thickness (2nd degree)
3. Full-thickness burn (3rd degree)

Question 3

What kind of damage occurs in a Superficial partial thickness (1st degree) burn?

Answer 3

• warm and reddened skin as dermal blood vessels dilate.
• mild edema
• possible shedding of skin with time
• Tend to heal rapidly – 2 to 3 days.
• Sunburns are 1st degree burns.

Question 4

What kind of damage occurs in a Deep partial thickness (2nd degree) burn?

Answer 4

• Blisters may appear – from fluid thatescapes from the damaged dermal capillaries.
• Skin regeneration
• Scar tissue does not normally develop with this type of burn.

Question 5

What kind of damage occurs in a Full-thickness burn (3rd degree)?

Answer 5

• Burned skin can appear grey-white, cherryred or blackened.
• Destroy nerve endings so it is not painful
• Skin regeneration may occur, but usuallyrequires skin grafting.
• Scar tissue will form in this type of burn.