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OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE 22

RELIEVE PAIN AND RELIEVE PAIN AND PREVENT ADDITIONAL PREVENT ADDITIONAL CONTAMINATION TREAT CONTAMINATION TREAT FOR SHOCKFOR SHOCK

Factors Determining Factors Determining 33 SeveritySeverity

DEGREE OF BURNDEGREE OF BURN PERCENTAGE OF BODY PERCENTAGE OF BODY

BURNEDBURNED LOCATIONLOCATION AGEAGE

CAUSES: CAUSES: 44

THERMALTHERMAL ULTRAVIOLETULTRAVIOLET CHEMICALCHEMICAL ELECTRICALELECTRICAL

1st DEGREE 1st DEGREE 5

REDNESS REDNESS DRY SKINDRY SKIN INTENSE PAININTENSE PAIN– IRRITATED NERVE IRRITATED NERVE

ENDINGSENDINGS CRITICAL 75%CRITICAL 75% COOL APPLICATIONCOOL APPLICATION

2nd 2nd DEGREEDEGREE 66

BLISTERSBLISTERS MOISTMOIST SWOLLENSWOLLEN WHITE / WHITE / REDRED CRITICAL- ADULT 30% / CRITICAL- ADULT 30% /

CHILD 20%CHILD 20% COOL WATER / COOL WATER / THICKTHICK DRY DRY

DRESSINGDRESSING

3rd 3rd DEGREEDEGREE 7

CHARRED / WHITECHARRED / WHITE DEEPER TISSUEDEEPER TISSUE–MUSCLE / BONE / NERVE / MUSCLE / BONE / NERVE /

VESSELSVESSELS BLEEDING CONTROLBLEEDING CONTROL CRITICAL-ADULT CRITICAL-ADULT

10%/CHILD 2-3%10%/CHILD 2-3% THICKTHICK / DRY DRESSING / DRY DRESSING

PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE OF BODYBODY

CRITICAL AREASCRITICAL AREAS

First Aid First Aid 99

MAINTAIN OPEN MAINTAIN OPEN AIRWAYAIRWAY

TREAT FOR SHOCKTREAT FOR SHOCK

COOL APPLICATIONSCOOL APPLICATIONSON 1st & 2nd DEGREEON 1st & 2nd DEGREEBURNSBURNS

3rd DEGREE BLEEDING CONTROL3rd DEGREE BLEEDING CONTROL THICK- DRYTHICK- DRY DRESSINGS DRESSINGS EASILY INFECTEDEASILY INFECTED REMOVE RESTRICTIVE OBJECTSREMOVE RESTRICTIVE OBJECTS

ChemicalChemical Burns Burns 1010 ALKALIALKALI– BRUSH OFF EXCESS CHEMICALBRUSH OFF EXCESS CHEMICAL– IRRIGATE AT LEAST 20-30 MIN.IRRIGATE AT LEAST 20-30 MIN.

ACIDACID– IRRIGATE AT LEAST 20-30 MINIRRIGATE AT LEAST 20-30 MIN

IRRIGATE IRRIGATE MIDLINE (CENTER)MIDLINE (CENTER) OUT OUT DON'TDON'T USE NEUTRALIZERS USE NEUTRALIZERS

Electrical Burns Electrical Burns 1111

ENTRANCE WOUNDENTRANCE WOUND– GREATER DAMAGE BELOW SURFACEGREATER DAMAGE BELOW SURFACE

EXIT WOUNDEXIT WOUND POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGEPOSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE– PARALYSISPARALYSIS– CARDIAC ARRESTCARDIAC ARREST

RESCUE BREATHING / CPRRESCUE BREATHING / CPR SHUT OFF POWER SUPPLYSHUT OFF POWER SUPPLY

Power Lines Power Lines 12

CONTACT POWER CO.CONTACT POWER CO.–DON'T TOUCH VICTIMDON'T TOUCH VICTIM

–VICTIM IN VEHICLEVICTIM IN VEHICLE

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