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19 Cards in this Set
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Burn Shock |
Complex clinical syndrome that when perfusion is unable to meet tissue demands after a burn injury |
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Chemical Burn |
Burn injury resulting from thermal energy generated when strong acids or bases react with body tissues |
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Conversion |
Process of widening and deepening of a burn injury |
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Deep partial-thickness burn |
Deep second degree burn- involves the epidermis and dermis |
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Electrical burn |
Burn injury resulting from heat produced due to the high resistance of certain tissues to an electrical current |
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Escharotomy |
Surgical incision through burn eschar to relieve pressure and restore perfusion |
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Fasciotomy |
Surgical incision through fascia to release pressure and restore perfusion |
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Full-thickness burn |
Also called 3rd degree burn; involves damage to epidermis and dermis to the subcutaneous tissues |
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Lund-Browder classification |
Alternative to the rule of 9s for estimating burn size as a percentage of total body surface area. Takes into consideration of age related changes |
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Mechanical burn |
Burn injuries that occur when the skin is in contact with a surface moving quickly in the opposite direction |
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Parkland formula |
Formula used to calculate the amount of fluids a burn patient will require over the initial 24 hrs following injury |
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Rule of nines |
Method of estimating burn size as a percentage of total body surface area by dividing the body into sections roughly equal to 9% of total body surface area |
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Split- thickness skin graft |
Meshed or sheet graft involving the epidermis and a portion of the dermis |
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Subdermal burn |
Also called 4th degree burn, involves only the epidermis |
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Superficial partial thickness burn |
Also called superficial 2nd degree burn, involves the epidermis and papillary dermis |
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Thermal burn |
Burn injury occurring when energy is transferred from a heat source to the body |
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Zone of coagulation |
Central portion of a burn injury that sustains irreparable damage |
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Zone of hyperemia |
Outer edge of a burn injury; generally heal within 7-10 days |
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Zone of stasis |
Area of a burn injury surrounding the zone of coagulation that consists of cellular injury and compromised tissue perfusion |
