Types & Causes Care for Minor Burns

Burns

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Types & Causes Care for Minor Burns

Burn injuries caused by direct tissue damage from exposure to: • Sun • Chemicals • Thermal (boiling liquids) • Electricity

As you know the skin is made of 3 layers - epidermis, dermis, & subcutaneous tissue (that fatty bubble looking tissue)under the skin we find fascia, muscle, & bone.

Epidermis

Dermis

Subcutaneous tissue

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NCLEX TIP

First-degree (superficial) • Dry with blanchable redness

Third-degree (full-thickness) • Dry waxy white, leathery, or charred black color, non-blanchable

Fourth-degree (full-thickness)

• “Red, moist, shiny fluid filled vesicles”• Painful Blisters

Second-degree (partial thickness)

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CCool water

CCover the area

CClothing removal

Prehospital Care

C - Cool water � Briefly soak area • NO ice, creams, antibiotic ointment to open skin

C - Cover area “Clean dry cloth”

C - Clothing & Jewelry removal • Not adhered

Saunders

• Cooling the injury with water

The nurse instructs firefighters that in the event of a tar burn, which is the immediate action?

• Removing all clothing, including gloves, shoes, and any undergarments

Chemical burn injury... The nurse instructs the employees that what is the first consideration in immediate care?

Kaplan QuestionThe nurse is caring for a client with full thickness burns covering 20% of their body. What is the priority of care after ensuring a patent airway:

● IV fluids

ANTIBIOTICOINTMENT

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HCP remove anythingsticking to the skin

REMOVING ALL