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BURNS
Josipa Bračić
Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat
BURNS
 Definition
 Causes and types
 Classification
 Complications
 Treatment
Introduction
 Epidermis
 Dermis
 Hypodermis
What are burns?
 Injuries to tissues caused by:
 friction
 heat
 electricity
 radiation
 chemicals
Friction burns
 rubbing of the skin
 outer layer
 anti-inflammatory creams
Thermal burns
 flames
 hot liquids
 hot objects
 gases
Electrical burns
 accidental electrical contact
 depend on:
 strength of electrical current
 duration of contact
 common causes : workplace injuries
 rare causes: lightning
Radiation burns
 UV light
 X-rays
 sunlamps
 radiation therapy
Chemical burns
 strong acids
 strong bases
 detergents
 solvents
Classification
 First degree burn  superficial
 Second degree burn  partial thickness
 Third degree burn  full thickness
 Fourth degree burn subcutaneous tissue, muscles, bones
First-degree burns
 epidermis
 symptoms
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redness
pain
dry skin
no blisters
no scars
 example – mild sunburn
Second-degree burns
 epidermis and part of dermis
 symptoms
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blisters
deep redness
wet and shiny
very painful to touch
no scars
 example – contact with hot objects or flame
Third-degree burns
 epidermis and entire dermis
 symptoms
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dry and leathery skin
swelling
black, white, brown or yellow skin
lack of pain
 example –
electrical or chemical sources, flames
Fourth-degree burns
 epidermis, dermis and underlying tissue
 symptoms
 black skin
 no sensation
 example - flames
Complications
 infection
 peripheral vascular resistance and hypovolemia
 acute tubular necrosis
 cardiac arrhythmias
 cardiac arrest
Treatment
 Relieving pain 
NONSTEROIDAL-ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS
 Preventing infection  antibiotics
 Maintaining –
body fluids
electrolytes
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Third-degree burn
Second-degree burn
Third-degree burns
References
 http://www.medicinenet.com/burns/article.htm
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_(injury)
 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/85586/burn
 http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_b
urns/secdeg.cfm
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