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1
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Lund and Browder Classification

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  • Extent of injuries
  • Used in burn centers- more accurate
  • Body image used to determine % of body burned
2
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Rule of 9s

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  • Areas of body designated to 9%
  • Leg chest 1/2 arm to determine extent of burn
  • Children have larger head percentage
  • pts palm = 1%
3
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First degree- Sx

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  • Superficial epidermis
  • Red blanching skin with normal texture
  • pain and cap refill
  • Heals in 10 days
4
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Second degree- Sx

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  • Superficial to deep partial
  • Edematous and thick skin
  • pain and cap refill
  • May take up to 60 days to heal
5
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Third degree- Sx

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- Full thickness
to subQ
- White black to brown 
-Leathery skin
- No pain or cap refill
- No spontaneous healing
6
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Thermal burns- Tx

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  • ABCDEs first
  • Control pain and fluids
  • Consider compartment syndrome
  • Update tetanus
  • Transfer to burn unit greater 10%
7
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Chemical burns- Eti

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  • Alkali worse than acid
  • Alkali- full thickness leathery and slippery
    Acid- partial thickness Erythema and edema
  • Odd shaped lesions
8
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Chemical burns- Sx

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  • Development of burn is slower

- Can go to full thickness

9
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Chemical burns- Tx

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Irrigation with ta water

  • Do not attempt to neutralize
  • Fluids grafting send to burn unit