Classification of Burns

Question 1

What are six types of burns?

Answer 1

Scald, friction, radiation/sunburn, electrical, chemical, dry

Question 2

What causes a scald?

Answer 2

Hot liquids

Question 3

What causes friction?

Answer 3

Rough surfaces (a carpet for example)

Question 4

What causes radiation/sunburn?

Answer 4

The sun

Question 5

What will u see if u have an electrical burn?

Answer 5

It’ll have an entry burn and an exit burn

Question 6

What causes a dry burn?

Answer 6

Touching hot objects

Question 7

What happens when you get a 1st degree burn?

Answer 7

The top layer of the skin will be damaged

Question 8

What happens when you get a 2nd degree burn?

Answer 8

You’ll have blisters in the skin due to the damaged tissue

Question 9

What happens when you get a 3rd degree burn?

Answer 9

Every layer has been affected. Muscle and/or fat may be damaged

Question 10

Which burn outta the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree is the most minor burn?

Answer 10

1st degree burns

Question 11

Which burn outta the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree is the most dangerous burn?

Answer 11

3rd degree burns

Question 12

Is correctly estimating the size of a burn important?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

What are two techniques to estimate the size of a burn?

Answer 13

Palm of hand and/or rule of nines

Question 14

What is the “Palm of Hand” technique?

Answer 14

The palm of a victim’s hand should be 1% of their body surface area

Question 15

What is the “Rule of Nines”?

Answer 15

Measuring 2nd and 3rd degree burns

Question 16

Burns in the __% of body area are dangerous and may produce severe shock

Answer 16

10%

Question 17

What do 1st-degree burns involve?

Answer 17

Epidermis

Question 18

What’s the average healing time for 1st-degree burns?

Answer 18

4-5 days

Question 18

Can u scar with 1st-degree burns?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

What can cause a 1st-degree burn?

Answer 19

Sunburn, contact with hot objects, exposure to a weak acid or alkali

Question 20

What do 2nd-degree burns involve?

Answer 20

Injury to the epidermis and dermis

Question 21

What are some side effects of 2nd-degree burns?

Answer 21

Blister/vesicle forms, skin is red/has a mottled appearance, swelling, and skin appears wet

Question 22

What causes 2nd-degree burns?

Answer 22

Excessive sun exposure, hot, boiling liquids, and fire

Question 23

How long does it take to heal from a 2nd-degree burn?

Answer 23

3-4 weeks. Very painful

Question 24

What can you notice on someone who has a 3rd-degree burn?

Answer 24

They have a white/charred appearance

Question 25

What can cause a 3rd-degree burn?

Answer 25

Fires, hot objects, electricity, hot/boiling liquids

Question 26

What is Burn Tx?

Answer 26

Tx is directed removing the source of heat, cooling the skin area, covering the burn, relieving pain observing and treating shock, and preventing infection

Question 27

If you burned 10%-15% of yourself, should you seek medical attention?

Answer 27

Immediately

Question 28

What are five reasons to get medical help for burns?

Answer 28

Difficulty breathing, burns that affect the face, all full-thickness burns, 10%-15% of the body is burned, burns cover more than one body part

Question 29

What's the Rule of Nines for the entire head?

Answer 29

9%

Question 30

What's the Rule of Nines for the back/front of a face?

Answer 30

4.5%

Question 31

What's the Rule of Nine for the chest region?

Answer 31

9%

Question 32

What's the Rule of Nine for the back/front of the chest region?

Answer 32

9%

Question 33

What's the Rule of Nine for the abdominal region?

Answer 33

9%

Question 34

What's the Rule of Nine for the back/front of the abdominal region?

Answer 34

9%

Question 35

What's the Rule of Nine for the entire arm?

Answer 35

9%

Question 36

What's the Rule of Nine for the back/front of an arm?

Answer 36

4.5%

Question 37

What's the Rule of Nine for an entire leg?

Answer 37

18%

Question 38

What's the Rule of Nine for the back/front of a leg?

Answer 38

9%

Question 39

What's the Rule of Nine for the genital region?

Answer 39

1%

Question 40

What's the first step for treating a burn?

Answer 40

Immediately run the burn under cool water for 10 minutes. Your aim is to cool the burn

Question 41

What can you use if there is no running water?

Answer 41

You can use other non-toxic liquids such as drinks

Question 42

What's the second step for treating a burn?

Answer 42

Expose the area. Remove anything that could be constricted. Don't remove clothing sticking to the burn, cool through clothing

Question 43

What's the third step for treating a burn?

Answer 43

After cooling the burn, cover with a non-fluffy dressing/covering. If you have a first-aid kit, use a non-fluffy sterile dressing. If not, use something non-fluffy (tea towel)

Question 44

What's the fourth step for treating a burn?

Answer 44

Seek medical advice for anything. Call an ambulance if it's serious

Question 45

What are four things you SHOULDN'T do when treating a burn?

Answer 45

Don't remove clothing, don't apply toothpaste/butter/cream, don't burst any blisters, and don't stop cooling for ten minutes

Question 46

TOF: Chemical Burns are not that serious

Answer 46

False

Question 47

What's the first step for treating chemical burns?

Answer 47

Check for any dangers around yourself

Question 48

What's the second step for treating chemical burns?

Answer 48

Cool the burn with copious running water for at least 15-20 minutes

Question 49

What's the third step for treating chemical burns?

Answer 49

If chemicals have reached the clothing, it should be removed if it isn't sticking to the burn

Question 50

What's the fourth step for treating chemical burns?

Answer 50

Cover the burn with a sterile, non-fluffy covering/dressing