Burn Staging
a burn characterized by pink tissue that does not blister or slough off.
What is a superficial burn?
The most superficial layer of the skin, this layer is where melanin resides, giving skin its pigment.
What is the epidermis?
a type of burn caused by direct contact with a hot surface.
What is a contact burn?
Anterior torso according to the rule of nines.
a complication caused by fluid shifting out of the vessels into the interstitium.
What is hypovolemic shock?
a burn that is white, black, or gray, leathery, dry, and inelastic.
What is a full thickness burn?
What is the dermis?
What is a chemical burn?
both circumferential lower extremities according to the rule of nines.
What is 36%
a complication caused by rapid heat loss through burned areas.
What is hypothermia
a burn that is moist, pink and red, and painful.
What is a superficial partial thickness burn?
the only part of the epidermis with blood flow.
What is the basement membrane?
a burn caused by this type of current running through the body.
What is electrical?
patchy areas to anterior torso that roughly equal four of the patient's palms.
What is 4% TBSA
constriction of nerves, vessels, and organs due to a combination of circumferential full thickness burns and edema.
What is compartment syndrome?
an outdated way of describing burn severity.
What are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degree burns?
also known as the subcutaneous layer, this layer of skin technically isn't skin at all.
What is the hypodermis?
a type of burn caused by breathing in hot air, steam, or vapor.
What is inhalation injury?
Genitalia
What is 1% TBSA
increased caloric need, heart rate, and temperature, as well as decreased immune response that may lead to chronic tachycardia, increased risk for infections, and permanent organ remodeling.
What is the hypermetabolic state?
a burn that extends through the epidermis and papillary layers into the reticular dermis.
What is a deep partial thickness burn?
the two skin layers that combine to make up the dermis.
What are the reticular and papillary layers?
a burn caused by extended exposure to cold.
What is frostbite?
Sunburn to the entire back
What is 0% TBSA
a complication caused by hemoconcentration, increased metabolism, and ventilation concerns.
What is metabolic acidosis?