Classification

Question 1

What layers of the skin are injured in a 4th° burn?

Answer 1

All skin layers and sub dermal tissue with involvement of SQ fat, muscle and bone.

Question 2

What layers of the skin are injured in a third-degree burn?

Answer 2

Full epidermis and entire dermis with white Eschar.

Question 3

The number one cause of accidental deaths in children under the age of two

Answer 3

Burns

Question 4

What degree burn do you start getting blisters?

Answer 4

Second-degree burns.

Question 5

Four main causes of burns

Answer 5

Thermal burns, electrical burns, chemical burns, radiation burns

Question 6

What are the four main inflammatory mediators that are released upon thermal injury

Answer 6

Histamine, prostaglandins, thromboxane, catecholamines

Question 7

What layers of the skin are injured in a 2nd° burn?

Answer 7

There is 2nd degree burn involving epidermis and superficial dermis, and there is 2nd degree burn involving epidermis and deep reticular dermis

Question 8

Total body surface area percentages of head, upper extremities, lower extremity’s, anterior trunk, posterior trunk, Perineum

Answer 8

Head = 9%
Upper extremities = 9% each
Lower extremities = 18% each
Anterior trunk = 18%
Posterior trunk = 18%
Perineum = 1%

Question 9

What layers of the skin are affected in a 1st° burn?

Answer 9

Outer layer of the epidermis. No blistering.

Question 10

What is the cause of the majority of burns in children under the age of two

Answer 10

Abuse