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19 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST ORGAN
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM, MOST IMPORTANT, 16% OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT
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WHAT ARE RISK FACTORS OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
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AGE, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS, OCCUPATION
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EPIDERMIS
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4-5 LAYERS, 2WKS FROM DERMAL BORDER TO SURFACE, 2-4 WKS LATER ABRADED AWAY, CONTAINS SEBUM AND PIGMENT
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DERMIS
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CONTAIN BLOOD VESSELSN NERVES, SEBACEOUS GLANDS(OIL), SUDORIFEROUS GLAND(SWEAT), HAIR FOLLICLES, CELLS THAT PROTECT INVADERS AND REPAIR
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SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE
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COMPOSED OF ADIPOSE TISSUE, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, SERVES AS INSULATOR, CUSHIONING, CALORIC RESERVE
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WHAT ARE FUNCTIONS OF SKIN
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PROTECT FROM PATHOGENS, ORGANS OF SENSATION, CONTAIN FLUIDS, REGULATES TEMP, INSULATES ORGANS
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WHAT IS FUNCTIONS OF MUSCLE
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MOVEMENT, STRENGTH, SHAPE, HEAT, PROTECT ORGANS, VESSELS, NERVES
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TENSION LINES
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ASSOCIATED WITH ORIENTATION OF TENSION IN THE SKIN, CUT ACROSS-PULL APART MORE BLEEDING, CUT PARALLEL-DONT GAPE MUCH, LESS BLEEDING
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CRUSH SYNDROME
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VASODILATION, ACIDOSIS/ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES, MUSCLE DAMAGE, LEADS TO KIDNEY FAILURE
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WHO IS AT MOST RISK WITH BURNS
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VERRY OLD/VERRY YOUNG, SICK, FIREFIGHTERS, SMELTERS, CHEMICAL WORKERS
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WHAT DOES DEGREE OF TISUE DISTRUCTION DEPEND ON
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TEMP, CONCENTRATION, DURATION
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111 F
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DO NOT PRODUCE BURN UNLESS EXPOSURE EXCEEDS 6 HRS
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111-124 F
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RATE OF EPIDERMAL NECROSIS DOUBLES WITH EACH DEGREE RISE
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185 F
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IT TAKES LESS THAN 1SEC TO CAUSE TRANS EPIDERMAL NECROSIS
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WHAT HELPS BODY RESIST BURN
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H2O CONTENT, THICKNESS/PIGMENTATION, SKIN OILS/HAIR, PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION
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EMERGENT PHASE
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PAIN, RELEASE OF CATECHOLAMINES, BRIEF DECREASE OF BLOOD FLOW
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FLUID SHIFT PHASE
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LAST UP TO 18-24 HRS, PEAK AT 6-8 HRS, INCREASE BLOOD FLOW TO CAPILLARY, LARGE SHIFT FROM INTRAVASCULAR TO EXTRACELLULAR
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HYPERMETABOLIC PHASE
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MAY LAST DAYS OR WEEKS, MAY NEED UP TO 20,000 CALORIES A DAY, TISSUE REPAIR OCCURING
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RESOLUTION PHASE
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EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN VASCULAR/CELLULAR SPACE REACHED, SCAR TISSUE LAYED DOWN, REHAP, NORMAL FUNCTION
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