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22 Cards in this Set
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3 layers of the skin
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epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
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3 types of burns
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superficial, partial, full thickness
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Superficial Burns
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Involves only the epidermis
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Superficial burns caused by
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flashes, hot liquid or the sun
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Apperance of superficial burns
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pink to red, dry, pain at site of tendernes, NO BLISTERS
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Why are superficial burns very painfull
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pain receptors in the dermis are still intact
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Partial Thickness burns
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2nd degree, involves epidermis and parts of the dermis
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What causes Partial thickness burns
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Contact with fire, hot liquids or objects, chemical substance, or the sun
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Is there pain with partial thickness
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yes
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2 types of partial thickness burns
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superficial and deep
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Superficial Partial Thickness
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thin walled blissters, skin is pink and moist, skin soft and tender to touch
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Deep partial thickness burn
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Thick walled blisters that rupture, skin is red and blanced white
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Full thickness burns
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involves all layers of the skin
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Describe full thickness burns
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dry, hard, tough, and leathery(eschar)
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Why are full thicknes burns not very painfull
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nerve endings are destroyed
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After removing patient from source of fire, what is your next step
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stop the burning using water or saline, but dont immerse
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How to treat dry chemical substance
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Brush away before flushing with water
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If part of patients clothing is stuck to skins, how do u remove clothing
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Cut around portion that is stuck
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What kind of dressing to use in burn emergency
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dry sterile dressing
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Treat for hypothermia
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keep patient warm
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Rule of nines for infant
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head chest posterior trunk = 18%
upper extremities= 9% each lower extremeities- 14 % each |
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Rule of nines for adult
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Head and neck= 9%
Postertior trunk = 18% Anterior trunk = 18 % Each upper extremity = 9 % each lower extremity = 18 % |
