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what does burn severity and survival depend on?

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patient age, comorbidites, inhalation injuries, burn size

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what are the 4 zones of full thickness burns?

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coagulation, stasis, hyperemia

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what is the coagulation zone of full thickness burns?

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dead or dying tissue d/t coagulation necrosis and absent blood flow

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what is the stasis zone of full thickness burns?

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red and may blanch with pressure, becomes avascular and necrotic by day 3

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what is hyperemia zone of full thickness burns?

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blanches with pressure and heals by day 7

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when does systemic inflammatory response syndrome occur with burns?

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burns affecting >30% of TBSA

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what’s a superficial aka first degree burn? example?

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minor epithelial damage to epidermis

redness, tenderness to pain, no blistering

healing occurs over several days w/out scarring

no infection

Ex: sunburn or flashburn

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what is the appearance, sensation, and healing time of superficial partial-thickness burns?

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appearance: blisters, moist, red, weeping, blanches with pressure
sensation: painful to temperature and air

healing time: 7-21 days

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what is the appearance, sensation, healing time of deep partial-thickness burns?

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appearance: blisters (easily unroofed), wet or waxy dry, variable color, doesn’t blanch with pressure
sensation: perceptive of pressure only

healing time: >21 days - usually needs surgery

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what is the appearance, sensation, healing time of full-thickness/3rd degree burns?

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appearance: waxy white to leathery gray to charred and black, dry and inelastic, no blanching with pressure
sensation: deep pressure only

healing time: rare, unless surgically treated

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what is the appearance, sensation, healing time of fourth degree burns?

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appearance: extends into fascia and/or muscle
sensation: deep pressure

healing time: never, unless surgically treated

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what is the mantra for treating thermal burns?

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ABCs and stabilization of the pt

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what are 2 complications of thermal burns?

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infection (major cause of death)

burn shock

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what is the major cause of death in thermal burns?

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infection

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what are low voltage electrical burns?

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<1000 V

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what are high voltage electrical burns?

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> 1000 V

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how are low voltage electrical burns usually caused?

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hand/mouth d/t contact with exposed wire

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what’s the initial tx of low voltage electrical burns?

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clean and dress with topical abx

splint, elevate and reassess in 2-3 days

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what’s the surgical tx of low voltage burns? (skin loss only vs deeper injury)

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skin loss only -> skin graft

deeper injury -> amp or flap coverage

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an oral electrical injury is initially…

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painless

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what’s the tx for oral electrical injury?

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clean and apply petroleum based abx ointment QID

treat with immediate dental prosthetic splinting to reduce need for oral reconstruction surgery in future

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what is the most commonly devastating thermal burns?

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high voltage electrical burns

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LOC is more common in what electrical burns, low voltage or high voltage?

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low voltage

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baseline EKG for what burns?

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electrical burns

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when do you admit patient with electrical burn?
abnormal EKG, CP, transthoracic conduction, or h/o cardiac disease -> admit for 1-2 days for monitoring
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what bx for electrical burn?
muscle bx
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what fluid for electrical burn tx?
IVF resuscitation and foley cath
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referral to who for high-voltage electrical injuries?
to burn specialist
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who with electrical burn can be sent home?
anyone with mild sx's and normal CPK/EKG can be sent home after obs in ER
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when do you transfer patient to burn center?
high-voltage burn, significant burn, oral burns
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what are s/s of frostbite?
coldness, stinging, burning, throbbing numbness and complete loss of sensation loss of muscle dexterity (clumsy fingers) loss of large muscle dexterity (trouble walking)
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if have soft palpable skin, what type of frostbite?
superficial frostbite
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if have pitting edema or hard to touch, what type of frostbite?
deeper frostbite
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what is first degree frostbite?
- epidermal involvement - central white plaque with ring of hyperemia - poor sensation, mild edema - dequamation over several weeks
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what is second degree frostbite?
- full thickness freezing - clear blister with surrounding erythema - hard outer skin, resilient tissue underneath
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what is third degree frostbite?
- subdermal plexus freezing - blue grey skin discoloration with hemorrhagic blister formation - thick gangrenous eschar w/in 2 weeks - deep burning pain on rewarnming (Can last 5 weeks)
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what is 4th degree frostbite?
- involvement of muscle, bone, and tendons - frozen, hard, avascular skin and tissue - relatively little pain or edema on rewarming - demarcation b/w viable and nonviable tissue takes 1 month
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what are 3 subtypes of frostbite?
frostnip, trench foot, pernio
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what is frostnip?
transient numbness and paresthesias that resolve with rewarming no ice crystal formation in tissues or tissue loss
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what is trench foot?
peripheral neuromuscular damage w/o crystal formation (reversible if treated early) -pain, paresthesias, pallor, pulselessness, paralysis
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what is permio?
painful, inflammation lesions from chronic exposure to damp, non-freezing cold (12 hrs post injury) damage to capillary beds resolves in 7-14 days
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what must you do as quickly as possible in treatment of frostbite?
rewarm as quickly as possible | -40-42 C water for 15-30 mins or until signs of flush, soft, pliable tissue
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avoid what after rewarming in frostbite?
refreezing
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how long can healing of frostbite take?
6-12 months
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favorable prognosis of frostbite is?
clear blister over hemorrhagic blister
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poor prognosis of frostbite is?
absence of edema, hemorrhagic blebs that don't extend to phalanges
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what is hypothermia?
mechanism of temperature regulation is overwhelmed by cold stressor
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causes of hypothermia?
- decreased heat produced - increased heat loss - impaired thermoregulation - infection, cardiac arrest, drugs
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what is mild hypothermia degrees?
32-35 C (89-95 F)
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what is moderate hypothermia degrees?
28-32 C (68-89 F)
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what is severe hypothermia?
<28 C (<68 F)
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what is seen on EKG for hypothermia at 30 C (86F)?
J or Osborne waves atrial and ventricular arrhythmias
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brain death on EEG at what temp?
19-20C
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what are s/s of hypothermia?
mood changes, confusion, irritability slurred speech, ataxia rhythmic movements shivering stops at <31 C (87.8F)
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what's the ABG like for hypothermia?
falsely high O2/CO2
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what's the CBC like for hypothermia?
high HCT
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what's the K like for hypothermia?
K>10 = cell necrosis
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need what temp of pt to determine degree of hypothermia?
core temp
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how do you slowly rewarm hypothermic pt?
warmed IV fluids, heated humidified O2 by mask, warmed blankets
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how do you moderately rewarm hypothermic pt?
warmed IVF, warmed gastric lavage, peritoneal lavage w/45 C fluid
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how do you rapidly rewarm hypothermic pt?
thoracic lavage, cardiopulmonary bypass, ECMO, AV dialysis, warm water immersion
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what are complications of hypothermia?
rewarming shock, cardiac arrhythmias at <32 C
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pt is not pronounced dead until what?
until rewarmed to 32 C/89.6 F or above
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what is hyperthermia elevated core temp? catastrophic?
elevated core temp >38.5C (101.3F) catastrophic: >41.1C (106F)
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what are the 2 types of hyperthermia?
heat exhaustion and heat stroke
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what is heat exhaustion?
normal-slightly increased core temp
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s/s of heat exhaustion?
intact MS, fatigue, dehydration
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what is heat stroke?
temp >40.5C (104.9)
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2 subtypes of heat stroke?
exertion heat stroke, nonexertional heat stroke
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s/s of heat stroke?
AMS, anhidrosis
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GI findings for hyperthermia?
GIB and hepatic injury
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vitals for hyperthermia?
temp >40.5, HR >130, hypotension
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CNS findings for hyperthermia?
AMS, seizures, posturing
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eye findings for hyperthermia?
nystagmus, oculogyric
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CV findings for hyperthermia?
hyperdynamic
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Pulm findings for hyperthermia?
Tachypnea and hypoxia
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renal findings for hyperthermia?
AKI (hypovolemia, low CO, rhabdomyolysis)
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ABG findings for hyperthermia?
respiratory alkalosis or metabolic acidosis
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lactate for hyperthermia?
>4mmol/L (acidosis)
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CMP for hyperthermia?
- hypernatremia - hypoglycemia - hypocalcemia - hypomagnesemia - hypokalemia (early phase -> hyperkalemia (late phase)
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elevated CK in hyperthermia means what?
rhabdomyolysis
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avoid what in tx of hyperthermia?
avoid overhydration
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what's the tx for heat exhaustion?
non-invasive cooling techniques electrolyte/hydration management
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what's the tx for heat stroke?
decrease core temp to <40C (104F) admin dantrolene if you suspect NMA and malignant hyperthermia
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what are non-invasive external cooling methods for hyperthermia?
ice packs (remove at 39 C) spray bottle and fan - quickest cooling blanket bath at 0-14C: decrease temp <39 C in 20-40 min -best for extertional, Benzes for shivering cooled IVF
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what are invasive cooling methods for hyperthermia?
ice water gastric lavage peritoneal lavage w/cooled NS Dantrolene, Benzos for shivering, barbs for seizures, dobutamine for hypotension w/poor CO, IVF (but avoid overhydration d/t pulmonary edema)
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never use what meds to treat hyperthermia?
antipyretics, phenytoin, neuroleptics, alpha-adrenergic w/poor CO
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what's the most common complication of burns?
neurologic complication
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what are neurologic complication of burns?
central, peripheral, spinal cord can get LOC, confusion, stroke like symptoms, damage to peripheral nerves (sensory problems), degernative disease of spine cord
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what are cardiac complications of burns?
rhythm and conduction disturbances fib with high voltage ST-T changes are more common
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what pulmonary complications from burns?
pleural damage -> effusions, local lobular pneumonitis
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what abdominal organ is the most common to be injured electrically?
bowel
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when do you do cardiac monitoring after electrical injuries?
If ANY are true: documented arrhythmia or evidence of ischemia, LOC, high voltage (>1000V)
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when do you not have to do cardiac monitoring after electrical injuries?
If ALL are true: normal ECG, no LOC, low voltage (= 1000V)
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who do you admit for electrical burns?
anything beyond minor low-voltage injury those with mild sx's, mild burns, normal CPK and EKG can be d/c'd after several hour observation
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when do you transfer electrical burn to burn center?
- high-voltage burn - significant burns - oral burns
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when are you at 2x the risk of frostbite/
pervious cold injury
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what are signs of post-rewarming injury?
edema w/in 3 hours and lasts 1 weeks large clear blebs within 6-24hrs small hemorrhagic blebs after 24hrs if deep eschar in 9-15 days
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what are 2 big complications of frost-bite?
permanent sensory loss and wound infection
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what's the best tx for frostbite?
circulating water 40-42Cfor 15-30
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aloe vera for what tx?
for minor frost-bite injury; used every 6 hours
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what burns must be sent to the burn center?
major burns
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what is classified as major burn?
- partial thickness burns >25% in adults - partial thickness burns >20% in <10 y/o or >50 y/o - full thickness >10% - burns to face, eyes, ears, nose, hand, feet, perineum - caustic burns, high voltage burns, high-risk pts, inhalation injury
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what burns are hospitalized?
moderate burns
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what is classified as moderate burns?
- partial thickness 15-25% in adults, 10-20% in child or older adult - full-thickness 2-10% that don't fit major burn critiera
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what burns are treated at home?
minor burns
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what is classified as minor burns?
- partial thickness <15% adults, <10% child or older adult | - full-thickness burns <2%

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