Burns

Question 1

What are critical areas for burns?

Answer 1

The face, airways, hands, feet, genitals or any burn completely around an area of the body.

Question 2

What is circumferential burns?

Answer 2

burns that are completely around an area of the body

Question 3

What is full thickness burns?

Answer 3

(Third - degree)

Involve all layers of the skin and may involve muscle, bone, or organs.

Question 4

What is partial - thickness burns?

Answer 4

(Second - degree)

Involve the epidermis and some of the dermis and will form blisters

Question 5

What is superficial burns?

Answer 5

It involves the epidermis such as a sunburn.

Question 6

What are the Rule of Nines?

Answer 6

A way to estimate the percentage of surface area burned

Question 7

The Rule of Nines broken down:

Answer 7

Adult: (Anterior or Posterior)

Head - 9 %

Chest - 18

Back - 18

Arm - 9

Leg - 18

Children:

Head - 12

Legs - 16.5

Infant:

Head - 18

Legs - 13.5

Question 8

What are the burn classifications?

Answer 8

Severe - Any full thickness burn or a partial thickness burn more than 20%

Moderate - A partial thickness burn of 10 - 20%

Minor - A partial thickness burn of less than 10%

Question 9

What are the different types of burns?

Answer 9

Thermal, electrical, chemical, and radiation