Skin Injuries Flashcards
1
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Lacerations
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Cuts, tears & gashes
2
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Abrasion
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Scrapes, scratches & floor burns
3
Q
Avulsion
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Exposed underlying bone and muscles
4
Q
1st degree burn
A
The epidermis/outer layer burn
5
Q
2nd degree burn
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Dermis layer (the second layer of skin)
6
Q
3rd degree burn
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Burns and destroys epidermis and dermis. Some cases, muscles, tendons and bones
7
Q
Lesions
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Benign: moles, skin tags, freckles, acne.
Cancerous: melanoma, carcinoma