BIOLOGY
How many layers make up the human skin
What is three?
This type of burn happens when strong solutions, like drain cleaner or oven cleaner, touch your skin
What is a chemical burn?
The thermostat of a person's home water heater should be set no higher than this temperature
What is 120 degrees F or 48.9 degrees C
These items should never be put on a burn as a treatment.
Ice, butter, toothpaste, or cooking oil
This layer is as thick as a sheet of paper
What is the epidermis?
This type of burn happens when someone is struck by lightning or comes into contact with a high-voltage power line.
What is an electrical burn?
Before getting in the shower or bathtub, a person should do this
Check the temperature of the water.
If your clothes catch on fire, what should you do right away?
Stop Drop Roll
In which layer of the skin are blood vessels and hair roots found?
What is the dermis?
This type of burn happens when your skin comes into contact with hot water, soup, steam, or fire.
What is a thermal burn?
In the hot Las Vegas summer, what should you wear to protect your feet from burning on hot concrete?
What is wear shoes?
What temperature should running water be when used to treat a burn on the skin?
What is cool water?
This fluid filled bump that forms on the skin when burned and heals from the inside out
What is a blister?
This degree of burn involve the top layer of the skin and are associated with too much overexposure to the sun.
What is 1st degree or partial thickness burn?
When cooking on the stove, this is the direction a pot handle needs to face to help prevent spills and burns
What is towards the back of the stove?
This medicine can help reduce pain from a minor burn.
Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen
This layer under your skin helps cushion your body and keep you warm
What is the hypodermis or subcutaneous layer?
An atomic blast would cause this type of burn
What is a radiation burn?
This is the most common and preventable burn in children
What is a sunburn?
This popular succulent plant has a gel inside its leaves that is often used to soothe minor skin burns.
What is aloe vera?