S1L2: Burns Flashcards
The common deformity of the hand after burn injuries is in the claw hand position or intrinsic plus.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Significant factors involving mortality involvement of the head, upper extremity, and the perineum.
a. True
b. False
b. False
The free nerve endings that are found only in the dermis, convey the sensation of pain and itch to the brain.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Inhalation injuries are the most devastating type of burns.
a. True
b. False
b. False
In electrical burns, PNS and CNS problems may occur
immediately after injury.
a. True
b. False
b. False
In chemical burns, acidic products usually cause more damage compared to alkali products.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Complete healing of superficial thickness burns occurs in 7 to 10 days.
a. True
b. False
a. True
The most common cause of burns in children 1 to 5 years of age is scalding from hot liquids
a. True
b. False
a. True
The tissue with the least resistance to electricity is the blood as it is made up of water.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Inhalation injuries are called carbon monoxide poisoning, heat injuries, or smoke inhalation injuries.
a. True
b. False
a. True
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Most common cause of burns:
○ Children (1 - 5 y.o.) -
○ Adolescent & Adults -
○ Children (1 - 5 y.o.) - scalds from hot liquids
○ Adolescent & Adults - accidents from hot liquids
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Highest injury is found in (gender) between (age)
Males between 16-40
EPIDEMIOLOGY
leading cause
of burns in other age groups
Fires in homes & structural dwellings
EPIDEMIOLOGY
[] injury is common cause of death
Inhalation injury
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Philippines
Most common cause of death:
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)
Significant factors associated with mortality included:
% total body surface area (TBSA) : more dangerous if this is, higher or lower?
higher
Significant factors associated with mortality included:
1.
2.
3.
Head
LE
Perineum
Risk Factors (✅ or ❌)
- Placement of old girls in household roles
- Poverty, overcrowding, & lack of safety measures
- Occupations that increase exposure to fire
- Underlying medical conditions including diarrhea,
fever, physical & cognitive disabilities - Alcohol abuse & Smoking
- Lack of access for chemicals used for assault
- Adequate safety measures for liquefied petroleum gas & electricity
- ❌ (young girls)
- ✅
- ✅
- ❌ (epilepsy, peripheral neuropathies, physical & cognitive disabilities)
- ✅
6.❌
7.❌
Risk factors
Use of [] as a fuel source for non-electric domestic appliances
kerosene
Initial Physical Findings
Direct thermal injury
● Generally confined to the [] & []
face & upper airway
Initial Physical Findings
Direct thermal injury
Physical findings include [] burns, burned [] hairs, and [] in the nares & mouth
Physical findings include facial burns, burned nasal hairs, and soot in the nares & mouth
Initial Physical Findings
Modified T/F:
A. Accrued endobronchial debris & exudate (Bronchial cast) can deposit throughout the subglottic airways & lungs
B. Aerosolized chemicals & incomplete products of combustion contributes to the venti-
lation-perfusion mismatching and secondary infection
FF. A - Aerosolized chemicals & incomplete products of combustion; B - Accrued endobronchial debris & exudate (Bronchial cast)
Initial Physical Findings
Modified T/F:
A. Accrued endobronchial debris & exudate (Bronchial Cast) cause the obstruction of distal airways
B. Aerosolized chemicals & incomplete products of combustion severity depends on both the agents & particle sizes inhaled
TT
Aerosolized chemicals & incomplete products of combustion are seen in []
Bronchoscopic View