Chapter 29 - Burns

Question 1

burn sheet

Answer 1

commercially prepared sterile, particle free, disposable sheet used to cover the entire body in severe burn injuries.

Question 2

circumferential burn

Answer 2

burn that encircles a body area (e.g., arm, leg, or chest).

Question 3

eschar

Answer 3

the hard, tough, leathery dead soft tissue formed as a result of a full thickness burn.

Question 4

full thickness burn

Answer 4

burn that involves all the layers of the skin and can extend beyond the subcutaneous layer into the muscle, bone, or organs below; also called third degree burn.

Question 5

partial thickness burn

Answer 5

burn that involves the epidermis and portions of the dermis; also called a second degree burn.

Question 6

rule of nines

Answer 6

standardized format to quickly identify the amount of skin or body surface area (BSA) that has been burned.

Question 7

rule of ones

Answer 7

the concept that the area of a patients palm is equal to about 1% of his body surface area (BSA); a way to quickly identify the amount of skin or body surface area that has been burned. Also called the rule of palms.

Question 8

superficial burn

Answer 8

burn that involves only the epidermis, also called a first degree burn.