Burn Wound Care

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Skin Burns and Treatments

A burn is an injury that damages and destroys skin layers. It can be caused by a number of things including exposure to heat, electricity, chemicals, radiation or frostbite. Burns usually occur due to one of the following reasons:

Scalds - Scalds are the most typical cause of burns. They happen when skin comes into contact with hot liquids. Scalds with hot oil are generally more severe than with hot water because oil heats to higher temperatures than water, and the thicker liquid may remain on the skin for a longer period of time. Covered areas of skin can also yield more severe burns if clothing retains heat and keeps it in contact with the skin for a longer period of time.. Even steam can cause a severe scalding injury.

Thermal - Flame is the next most commonly-occurring cause of burn injuries. Negligent smoking, improper use of flammable liquids, car accidents etc. are the likely sources of thermal flames. Flash follows closely behind flame with injuries from propane, gasoline and natural gas explosions. Flash flames can cause intense heat over a brief time. Clothing, unless ignited, frequently protects skin in this type of burn.

Chemical -Chemical burns are notoriously industrial accidents but they can also happen at home with oils, gases and common battery acids. Chemical burns can cause progressive damage until the chemical is inactivated. The severity of this type of burn depends on the kind of chemical, length of exposure and amount of tissue involved.

Contact -Many burns are caused by contact with hot objects such as metal, plastic, glass and hot coals.

Ultraviolet -Severe burns can result from overexposure to sun or tanning equipment.

Electrical -Contact with live wires or unprotected electrical outlets can also cause burn injuries. The severity of these types of burns depends on the intensity of the electrical current and the duration of exposure.

Inhalation Injury -This injury occurs when someone is trapped in an enclosed space with toxic gas or fumes from a fire or chemical leak. These gases can produce a chemical burn causing an inflammatory response to a person's respiratory system. Initially inhalation injuries may be masked by other outer burns, however, damage may appear within two to 48 hours after a burn injury.

Severity of Burns

The severity of a burn depends on how deeply it has affected the skin tissue. The three categories of burn injuries are: superficial, partial thickness and full thickness. These were previously referred to as first, second and third-degree burns. The size of the body area burned also helps classify a burn as a minor or major injury. A severe burn may also involve initial as well as delayed injury.

Superficial or First Degree

Burns A first degree burn is limited to the epidermis - it only affects the surface of the skin. It is characterized by reddening of the burned surface followed by heat, pain and moistening. It rarely shows blistering or charring of tissue. First degree burns often heal in three to seven days and rarely scar. A common cause of this type of burn is too much exposure to sunlight and minor scalds.

Partial Thickness or Second Degree

Burns Sometimes referred to as partial thickness burns, second degree burns are characterized as either "superficial" or "deep." Both types penetrate deeper than a first degree burn and destroy the epidermal layers, extending into the dermis layer. They can cause damage to sweat glands and hair follicles and are extremely painful, often with intense swelling.

Skin that has incurred a superficial second degree burn is moist, red and weepy. Most superficial second degree burns heal in 10 to 21 days, but leave a change in pigmentation. A deep partial thickness burn can be ivory or pearly white in color and may require a process known as debridement and additional skin grafting treatments.

Third Degree or Full Thickness

Burns A third degree burn-also known as a full thickness burn-destroys all of the epidermal and dermal skin layers. The tissue damage extends below hair follicles and sweat glands to subcutaneous (fat) tissue. With this degree of burn, the skin becomes charred and leathery and often appears depressed relative to surrounding tissue. The skin can be bright red, waxy white, tan or brown; there are no blisters; and third degree burns may cause massive swelling. Injuries of this type usually destroy nerve endings so, perhaps surprisingly, the victim does not experience severe pain. Other replacement options, such as skin grafting, may be recommended.

When a burn injury is deep enough to involve muscle, bone, tendon and/or ligament, it is sometimes classified as a fourth degree burn. These burns are often life threatening and may require amputation.

 

Burn Wound Care

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