Burn Etiology
Burn
Depth
Depth
Zones of Injury & Conversion
Rule of Nines
Body System Damage
100
This type of burn is caused by contact with a hot object
What is a thermal burn?
100
A sunburn is an example of this type of burn injury
What is a superficial burn?
100
This is the area of greatest damage
What is the zone of coagulation?
100
These burns are not included in the rule of nines
What are superficial burns?
100
Fluid shifting out of the intravascular space may lead to this condition
What is burn shock?
200
This burn is caused by exposure to acid, alkali, or organic substances
What is a chemical burn?
200
This burn only involves the epidermis
What is a superficial burn?
200
This zone has increased blood flow & is the outermost area.
What is the zone of hyperemia?
200
The front and back of the head represent this percent
What is 9 percent?
200
Muscular damage will result in this protein in the bloodstream
What is myoglobin?
300
This burn may cause neurological problems
What is an electrical burn?
300
This burn involves all layers of the skin and may include muscle
What is a full-thickness burn?
300
This zone is most at risk for conversion
What is the zone of stasis?
300
The perineum represents this percent
What is 1%?
300
3 signs of an inhalation injury
What is facial burns, singed nasal hairs, carbonaceous sputum, erythema, tachypnea, inability to swallow, hoarseness, crackles?
400
These burns can be caused during thyroid cancer treatment
What are radiation burns?
400
This burn involves the epidermis and the minimal dermal layers
What is superficial partial-thickness?
400
This is the reason for wound conversion.
What is under-resuscitation or limited blood flow?
400
The abdomen, chest, & anterior right leg represent this percentage
What is 27%?
400
Name 3 things to assess during a peripheral vascular assessment
What is pain, color, temperature, pulses, capillary refill, sensation and motor movement?
500
This burn may result from AC or DC Current
What is electrical?
500
This burn involves the epidermis and deep layers of the dermis
What is a deep partial-thickness burn?
500
It may take a burn wound this long to fully evolve.
What is... up to 72 hours?
500
Both legs (anterior & posterior), lower back, and anterior right arm represent this percentage
What is 49.5%
(legs:18+ 18)+ (lower back 9)+ (ant. rt. arm 4.5) = 49.5
500
This is the formula for calculating the amount of fluid resuscitation needed in 24 hours
What is 2-4ml X %BSA X Wt (kg)?
Volume of Lactated Ringers solution:
2mL-4mL x TBSA (%) x weight(kg)