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1
Q

define a burns injury?

A

when tissue damage occurs by thermal, electrical or chemical injury

2
Q

epidemiology of burns?

A
  • often in the young or the elderly

- common

3
Q

how to quickly and accurately work out the size of the burn?

A
  • Wallace’s rule of nine

- lund and browder chart

4
Q

describe superficial epidermal burn?

A

1st degree
Red and painful
takes 3 days to heal
no scarring

5
Q

describe a partial thickness (superficial dermal)burn?

A

1st degree
Pale pink, painful, blistered
7 days
No scarring

6
Q

describe a partial thickness (deep dermal) burn?

A

2nd degree
Typically white but may have patches of non-blanching erythema. Reduced sensation
3 weeks
No scarring

7
Q

describe a full thickness burn?

A

3rd degree
White/brown/black in colour, no blisters
NO PAIN
Requires scarring or skin grafts