It is Thanksgiving, and a turkey frying incident has gone terribly wrong. A man was deep frying a turkey
in an outdoor fryer. He dropped the frozen turkey into the large tub of boiling hot oil that overflowed,
caught fire, and “exploded” burning oil all over him. He was not wearing a shirt. He covered his face with
his hands, but his arms and chest were badly burned. He has very painful blisters covering both arms,
from his shoulders to his fingers. His forehead is red and tender but not blistered. His chest and
abdomen are pale gray-white in color, with little swelling or pain. Yet the doctors seem most concerned
about infection, dehydration, and body temperature. Why?
The man obviously wasn't smart enough to put a shirt on while cooking with oil. that's why he got burned his chest.
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function of the integumentary system may serve to waterproof, and protect the deeper tissues, excrete wastes, and regulate body temperature, and is the attachment site for sensory receptors to detect pain, and is to protect body's internal tissue and organs
it helps maintain hemostasis because the skin acts as a barrier, helps protect from the environment, regulate body temperature, produces vitamin D.
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a 1st degree burn is epidermal damage only , redness, swelling, and pain
2nd degree burn epidermal and upper dermal damage , blisters will appear
3rd degree burn the entire thickness is burned , skin turns gray-white, no pain will occur because the nerves have been destroyed
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Nine rule
Anterior and posterior
head and neck, 9%
Anterior and posterior
upper limbs, 18%
Anterior and posterior
trunk, 36%
Perineum, 1%
Anterior and posterior
lower limbs, 36%
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