Integumentary: Burns: Management Flashcards
1
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Emergency Care
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- Immersion in cold water
- If less than half the TBSA then cold compress
- Cover with sterile bandage or clean cloth
- No ointments or creams.
2
Q
Grafts: Allograft
A
- Other human skin
3
Q
Grafts: Xenograft
A
- Skin from other species
4
Q
Grafts: Biosynthetic Grafts
A
- Combination of collagen and synthetics
5
Q
Grafts: Cultured Skin
A
- Laboratory grown from patients own skin
6
Q
Grafts: Autografts
A
- Patients own skin
7
Q
Grafts: Split thickness graft
A
- Contains epidermis and upper layers of dermis from donor site
8
Q
Grafts: Full thickness graft
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- Contains epidermis and dermis from donor site