Burns Cheat Sheet
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Why do people die from burns? Electrical Burns Inhalation Injuries
Shock, dehydration, sepsis Higher mortality than thermal burns
If pt survives first 72 hours infection - Can generate a lot of damage, subdermal -
high resistance off of tissues
Universal Trauma Model Destructive process of electrical burns persists
for weeks beyond the insult
American Burn Association (ABA)
Has an "exit wound"
- Develops strategies, prevention, research
Affects...
PRIMARY GOAL IS PREVENTION!
- Muscles & bones
Burn: alteration in skin integrity resulting in - Heart (dysrhythmias)
tissue loss/damage - Rhabdo AKI, acute tubular necrosis
4 Major Types/Causes of Burns Electrical Burns - Electrical Current
Result of resp. tract exposure to direct heat,
Thermal Chemical
chemicals, or carbon monoxide poisoning
Electrical Radiation CO poisoning: CO takes over RBC's AMS,
HA, dizzy 100% NRB
Thermal Burns
MOST COMMON Cross Section of the Skin
Due to exposure to dry heat (flames) or moist
heat (steam, hot liquids)
Direct exposure to heat = cell destruction
Includes inhalation injuries r/t gases (CO) &
particles
Chemical Burns
Radiation Burns
Direct skin contact w/ acidic or basic agents
- Treating acidic easier than basic (caustic) Caused by solar or radioactive agents
- UV burns, thermal radiation, ionizing radiation
May cause local tissue damage, system tox.
(x-rays)
Damage can continue until traces disappear
Also may include friction burns r/t trauma
Includes powders & gases
Treat quick to flush pH & lessen damage
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by Maria K (mkravatz) via cheatography.com/71404/cs/18219/
Why do people die from burns? Electrical Burns Inhalation Injuries
Shock, dehydration, sepsis Higher mortality than thermal burns
If pt survives first 72 hours infection - Can generate a lot of damage, subdermal -
high resistance off of tissues
Universal Trauma Model Destructive process of electrical burns persists
for weeks beyond the insult
American Burn Association (ABA)
Has an "exit wound"
- Develops strategies, prevention, research
Affects...
PRIMARY GOAL IS PREVENTION!
- Muscles & bones
Burn: alteration in skin integrity resulting in - Heart (dysrhythmias)
tissue loss/damage - Rhabdo AKI, acute tubular necrosis
4 Major Types/Causes of Burns Electrical Burns - Electrical Current
Result of resp. tract exposure to direct heat,
Thermal Chemical
chemicals, or carbon monoxide poisoning
Electrical Radiation CO poisoning: CO takes over RBC's AMS,
HA, dizzy 100% NRB
Thermal Burns
MOST COMMON Cross Section of the Skin
Due to exposure to dry heat (flames) or moist
heat (steam, hot liquids)
Direct exposure to heat = cell destruction
Includes inhalation injuries r/t gases (CO) &
particles
Chemical Burns
Radiation Burns
Direct skin contact w/ acidic or basic agents
- Treating acidic easier than basic (caustic) Caused by solar or radioactive agents
- UV burns, thermal radiation, ionizing radiation
May cause local tissue damage, system tox.
(x-rays)
Damage can continue until traces disappear
Also may include friction burns r/t trauma
Includes powders & gases
Treat quick to flush pH & lessen damage
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