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BURNS - Coggle Diagram
BURNS
Types of Burns
THERMAL BURNS:
- Flame burn
- Scald burn
- Flash burn
- Inhalation burn
CHEMICAL BURNS :
- Contact with acids / alkalis
- Toxicity depending on the degree of absorption.
ELECTRICAL BURNS
Type II
Flash Burns:
- Electro-thermal injury caused by arcing of electrical current
- Arc has temperature ranging from 3000 to 20000 degree celcius in lightning
Type III
Flame Burns:
- A thermal burn
- Occurs when electricity ignites person's clothing/surrounding
Type I
Contact Burns:
- Most common type of electrical burns
- Current is most intense at entrance and exit sites
- Burn areas are not very serious, may signal serious injury in the body
DEATHS
Asphyxia
Alternating current running through respiratory centre to the brain and knocking out the impulse to breathe .
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Classification of Burns
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Full-thickness burns
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Skin is white and pale , leathery
Body Surface Area
Rule of Nine’s (adult)
•Head 9% (4.5% anterior/4.5% posterior)
•Abdomen & chest 18%
•Back 18%
•Anterior leg, each 9%
•Posterior leg, each 9%
•Entire arm, each 9% (4.5% for anterior/4.5% for posterior)
•Genitalia/perineum 1%
Rule of Palm
•Used to estimate multiple areas of burn injury or irregular shaped
•Calculate through using patient's palm (including fingers extended) = 1% of patient's body surface
SAF Medic Protocol
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Treatment Goals
Prevent further injuries, fluid loss and infection
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Severity of burns
Unstable:
- Burns to face, neck
- Soot in nostrils
- Eschar around burn area as a result of severe burns
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