Burns And Wound Flashcards
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Causes
Flames, scald, steam
Thermal - hot
Causes
Changes in sensation in cold
IBAN
Intense COLD
Burning pain
Aching pain
Numbness
Two types of thermal
Hot and cold
Causes
Considered as a third degree burn
Chemical
Causes
Eg. Liquid chemicals, gas, kitchen and bathroom materials
Chemical
Causes
Considered as a fourth degree burn
Electrical
Caused by a passage of an electric current
Electrical
Has an entrance and exit wound
Electrical
Causes
Complications in heart, lungs, neurological, eyes, fracture
Electrical
Causes
Lasers radiation therapy
Radiation
Causes of burns
Thermal
Chemical
Electrical
Radiation
Friction
A local injury to the skin
Burn
It assess the depth of burn injury and gives prognosis to cells affected
Zones of burn injurh
It assess the depth of burn injury and gives prognosis to cells affected
Zones of burn injurh
What are the 3 zones of injury
CoSH
Coagulation/necrosis
Stasis/Ischemia
Hyperemia/inflammation
Zone
Most severe injury
Coagulation/necrosis
Zones
Has irreversible damage
Coagulation/necrosis
Zones
Reversible cell damage
Stasis/Ischemia
Zones
If not treated within 24-48hrs cells may die
Stasis/Ischemia
Zones
Minimal cell damage
Hyperemia/inflammation
Zones
Vasodilation and inflammation WITHOUT permanent damage
Hyperemia/inflammation
Zone
Cells will regenerate in time
Hyperemia/Inflammation
Scars
Within the boundary
Hypertrophic
Scars
Outside the boundary
Keloid