Burn Management Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Keloid Scar?
A
Raised Scar that extends beyond the original borders of the burn
2
Q
What is a Hypertrophic Scar?
A
Raised scar that stay within the boundaries of the burn wound.
Red, raised, firm
3
Q
What should we cover burns with? (emergency circumstances)
What do we not want to use?
A
Sterile bandages or clean cloths only.
NO ointments or creams
4
Q
What is an Allograft?
A
Use of cadaver skin for large burns
5
Q
What is a Xenograft?
A
Use of skin from an animal; pig skin
6
Q
What is an Autograft?
A
Uses patients own skin
7
Q
What is a split-thickness graft?
A
Contains epidermis and upper layers of dermis from donor site
8
Q
What is a full thickness graft?
A
Contains full dermis and epidermis from donor site
