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11 Cards in this Set
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Burns
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Tissue injuries caused by contact with thermal, chemical, electrical, or radioactive agents.
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Systematic Effects
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Life threatening and may include dehydration, shock, and infection.
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First Degree (superficial) Burns
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Least serious type of burn because they injure only the top layers of the skin, the epidermis. caused by breif contact with either dry or moist heat. (thermal burn)
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Sun Burn
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Spending too much time in the sun. another form of a 1st degree burn.
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Erythema
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Superficial redinging of the skin, usually in patches, result of injury or irritation causing dilation of the blood capillaries
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Hyperesthesia
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Exxesive physical sensitivity especially of the skin.
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Second degree (partial- thickness) burns
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Deep burns that damage both the epidermis and the dermis. caused by contact with flames, hot liquid, or chemicals. Symptoms mimic those of 1st degree burns. but have fluid filled blisters.
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Vesicles or Bullae
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Fluid or air filled sac or cavity (blister) heal with little or no scarring.
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Third- degree (full thickness) burn
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The epidermis and dermis are destroyed and some of the underlying connective tissue is damaged. some bones couls also be damaged. leaves skin waxy and charred with insensitivity to touch. caused by corrosive chemiclas, flames, electricity or extreamly hot objects. Imersion of the body in hot water or clothing that catches fire.
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Dermatoplasty
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Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts. Commonly required to protect the underlying tissues that assist in recovery.
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Rule of Nines
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Estimates the percentage of adult body surface area affected by burns. assigns values of 9% or 18% of surface areas to specific regions. Modified in infants and children because of the proportionatley larger head size.
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