Burn Emergecies

1^st Degree Burn:

• Superficial , affects epidermis.
• Skin will be dry, pink or red, swollen, painful, and sensitive to touch. No blisters.
• Examples: sunburn or minor scald injury

2^nd Degree Burn:

• Partial Thickness, affects epidermis and dermis.
• Skin will be white to red, moist and mottled (blotchy), intense pain, swollen, blistered.
• Can be caused by contact w/ fire (flame or flash), hot liquids, objects, chemical substance, or sun.
• Two types: Superficial Partial-Thickness Burns or Deep Partial-Thickness Burns.

3^rd Degree Burn:

• Full-Thickness burn, affect epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layers.
• Skin will be dry, hard, tough, leathery and may appear white and waxy to dark brown or black and charred, no pain (never endings are destroyed) however, surrounding areas may only have superficial-partial thickness burns that can be very painful.
• Eschar-tough leathery dead soft tissue formed in full-thickness burns.

4^th Degree Burn:

• Some full-thickness burns can be classified as 4^th degree burns. These burns are very deep and extends completely through the epidermis and dermis and deep into tendons, ligaments, muscle, bone, blood vessels, and nerves.