BURNS Josipa Bračić

Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat

BURNS

Definition

Causes and types

Classification

Complications

Treatment

Introduction

What are burns?Injuries to tissues caused by:

friction

heat

electricity

radiation

chemicals

Friction burnsr ubbing of the skin

o uter layer

anti- inflammatory creams

Thermal burns

flames

h ot liquids

h ot objects

gases

Electrical burnsa ccidental electrical contact

d : epend onstrength of electrical current duration of contact

common causes : workplace injuries

rare causes: lightning

Radiation burns

UV light

X-rays

sunlamps

radi ation therapy

Chemical burns

s trong acids

s trong bases

detergents

solvents

Classification

- First degree burnsepidermis

s ymptoms redness pain d ry skin n o blisters n o scars

e xample – mild sunburn

- Second degree burnse pidermis and part of dermis

symptomsblistersd eep rednessw et and shinyv ery painful to touchno scars

e xample – contact with hot objects or flame

- Third degree burnse pidermis and entire dermis

symptomsd ry and leathery skinswellingb , , lack white brow n or yellow skinl ack of pain

e xample – electrical or chemical sources, flames

- Fourth degree burnse , pidermis dermis and underlying tissue

symptomsb lack skinn o sensation

e - xample flames

Complicationsinfection

peripheral vascular resistance and hypovolemia

a cute tubula r necrosis

c ardiac arrhythmias

c ardiac arrest

Treatment

?

- Third degree burn

- Second degree burn

- Third degree burns

Referenceshttp://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_burns/secdeg.cfm

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