Conclusion
Before taking this class I did not fully understand the differences between the different types of burns that one could get. I did understand that third degree burns were the worst and the hardest to treat. However, after studying our integumentary system it is easier to remember and understand all three burns. Understanding the different types of burns is very important because “approximately 2 million persons suffer serious burns in the U.S. each year; of these up to 100,000 are hospitalized and up to 10,000 die” (Burns 2016).
“The severity of a burn depends on its depth, its extent, and the age of the victim” (Burns 2016). The most common burn that we get in our life time is a first-degree burn. This type of burn results in burning the epidermis which is the outer most layer of our skin. In lecture, we learned that the turnover time, the time that it takes for our body to remove the dead skin from the epidermis and replace it with new skin, happens about every 30 days and this is what helps our skin regenerate itself so fast after getting a first-degree burn. The most common type of first degree burns that people get are sunburns. These types of burns are …show more content…
In lecture, we learned that the dermis does not regenerate itself like the epidermis does, therefore, you have damaged that part of your dermis. In lab, I could see that the main layer of our integumentary system is the dermis so it is critical when we damage this area because this is where our sensory receptors, muscle fibers, hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands, and blood vessels are located. The most common types of second degree burns occur while cooking and you burn yourself. UNM Hospitals states that it can take between 21 to 35 days for the burn to heal. These types of burns will be “pink, red in color, painful, wet appearing, [and blistered]
Before taking this class I did not fully understand the differences between the different types of burns that one could get. I did understand that third degree burns were the worst and the hardest to treat. However, after studying our integumentary system it is easier to remember and understand all three burns. Understanding the different types of burns is very important because “approximately 2 million persons suffer serious burns in the U.S. each year; of these up to 100,000 are hospitalized and up to 10,000 die” (Burns 2016).
“The severity of a burn depends on its depth, its extent, and the age of the victim” (Burns 2016). The most common burn that we get in our life time is a first-degree burn. This type of burn results in burning the epidermis which is the outer most layer of our skin. In lecture, we learned that the turnover time, the time that it takes for our body to remove the dead skin from the epidermis and replace it with new skin, happens about every 30 days and this is what helps our skin regenerate itself so fast after getting a first-degree burn. The most common type of first degree burns that people get are sunburns. These types of burns are …show more content…
In lecture, we learned that the dermis does not regenerate itself like the epidermis does, therefore, you have damaged that part of your dermis. In lab, I could see that the main layer of our integumentary system is the dermis so it is critical when we damage this area because this is where our sensory receptors, muscle fibers, hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands, and blood vessels are located. The most common types of second degree burns occur while cooking and you burn yourself. UNM Hospitals states that it can take between 21 to 35 days for the burn to heal. These types of burns will be “pink, red in color, painful, wet appearing, [and blistered]