Flashcards in Burns Deck (100)
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1
1st degree burns involve the ______
epidermis
2
2nd degree burns involve top layer and part of second layer (______)
dermis
3
___ degree burns will be blistered, red and swollen
2nd
4
______ patches may be evident in 2nd degree burns
white
5
3rd degree burns = ____ thickness burns
full
6
____ degree burns will look white or charred and the dead skin forms an _____
3rd; eschar
7
3rd degree burn sites may be painless (T/F)
TRUE
8
Burn severity and classification is determined by _____ and _____ ____ involved
depth; SA
9
Most common chart used in burn units for assessment of burn SA?
Lund and Browder
10
What comprises total body surface area in burn wound determination?
2nd degree + indeterminate + 3rd degree
11
Flame injuries may be associated with ______ injury and tend to be deep ______ or full thickness
inhalation; dermal
12
For ____ injuries, object must be extremely hot or contact abnormally long
contact
13
Contact injuries tend to be _____ dermal or ____ _____
deep; full thickness
14
_____ injuries = most common cause of burn injury in children
scald
15
Scald injuries can range from _______ to _____, often mixed
superficial; deep
16
High volt electrical burn = >_____ V
1000
17
Low volt electrical burn = < ____ V
1000
18
Things that are unique for electrical burns?
always have and exit wound; may have injury from current arc
19
Hypothermia injury causes a decrease in what 4 things ?
1. HR
2. CO
3. RR
4. BP
20
______ = localized body part freezing, compromised circulation
frostbite
21
2 most common burn injury mechanisms for adults?
1. fire / flame
2. scald
22
3 risk factor that increase mortality rate from burn?
1. increased age
2. increased burn size
3. presence of inhalation injury
23
3 zones in a burn?
1. zone of coagulation
2. zone of stasis
3. zone of hyperaemia
24
Zone of _____ = point of max damage; irreversible tissue loss due to coagulate of constituent proteins
coagulation
25
Zone of _____ = characterized by decreased tissue perfusion, potentially salvageable with good resuscitation
stasis
26
Zone of _____ = outermost zone, will recover unless there is severe sepsis of prolonged hypo perfusion
hyperaemia
27
There is an ____ in capillary permeability which leads to loss of ____ and _____ into interstitial compartments
increase; proteins; fluids
28
Increase in capillary permeability leads to edema and hypovolemia, which leads to _____ ______
peripheral vasoconstriction
29
Inadequate CO post burn leads to inadequate ______/______ perfusion
tissue/organ
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