1. The three major layers that make up the skin are the epidermis (made of epithelial tissue; provides a waterproof coating for the skin), the dermis (made of dense connective tissue; contains collagen and elastin fibers, blood vessels, nerve endings sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair follicles, and more), and the hypodermis (made of areolar connective tissue and adipose tissue; this layer of subcutaneous fat provides padding and insulation for the body).
2. There are two main categories of burns: partial-thickness burns and full-thickness burns. First and second degree burns are partial-thickness, meaning only the epidermis (and in second degree burns, the dermis) is damaged. After these burns the skin will be red and swollen or blistered, but will eventually heal because new skin will grow to cover the wound. In full-thickness burns, also known as third degree burns, all of the skin is destroyed and therefore it can not regenerate (so a skin graft is required). These burns can appear light gray, black, or white. …show more content…
Third degree burns do not cause a lot of pain because the damage is so severe that the nerve endings in the area are destroyed.
4. Her blood pressure was 55/35, which is low for an eight-year-old girl, due to fluids seeping out of the burn and taking away proteins and electrolytes needed for homeostasis. Her heart rate, 210 bpm, was high because the low blood pressure caused it to rise.
5. Administering intravenous fluids was essential to keeping this girl alive because she was losing fluids rapidly and they had to be replenished for her ciculatory system to function
2. There are two main categories of burns: partial-thickness burns and full-thickness burns. First and second degree burns are partial-thickness, meaning only the epidermis (and in second degree burns, the dermis) is damaged. After these burns the skin will be red and swollen or blistered, but will eventually heal because new skin will grow to cover the wound. In full-thickness burns, also known as third degree burns, all of the skin is destroyed and therefore it can not regenerate (so a skin graft is required). These burns can appear light gray, black, or white. …show more content…
Third degree burns do not cause a lot of pain because the damage is so severe that the nerve endings in the area are destroyed.
4. Her blood pressure was 55/35, which is low for an eight-year-old girl, due to fluids seeping out of the burn and taking away proteins and electrolytes needed for homeostasis. Her heart rate, 210 bpm, was high because the low blood pressure caused it to rise.
5. Administering intravenous fluids was essential to keeping this girl alive because she was losing fluids rapidly and they had to be replenished for her ciculatory system to function