UCLA EMT TRAUMA
Dermis - ANSWERS-the middle layer of the skin, which contains most of the
skin's structures
First degree burn - ANSWERS-Superficial
-Painful
-No blisters or scarring
Second degree burn - ANSWERS-Partial or immediate thickness
-Blisters and weesps
-Increased risk of infection/scarring w depth
-Superficial don't require surgery
-Deep partial burns require surgery
Third degree - ANSWERS-Fulll thickness
-Dry
-High risk of infection
-Large areas require skin graft
-insensate to light touch or pin prick
Fourth degree - ANSWERS--Involves muscle or bone
-Leads to loss of burned part
Airway burns - ANSWERS-burns around face, mouth
Singed facial hair- eyebrows, eyelashes, nasal hair
, productive cough-sooty sputum
hoarseness when they try to talk
dyspnea
Dysphagia
history of a burn in an enclosed area
Motor neurons - ANSWERS-carry signals from the spinal cord to the muscles to
produce movement
Sensory neurons - ANSWERS-Sense pain and send it back to brain
Ecchymosis - ANSWERS-Bruising beneath the skin
GSC - motor response - ANSWERS-6- obeys verbal commands
5- localized pain
4- withdraws from pain
3- abnormal flexion
2- abnormal extension
1- no response
GSC - Verbal response - ANSWERS-5 - oriented and converses,
4 - disoriented and converses,
3 - inappropriate words,
2 - incomprehensible sounds,
1 - no response
Dermis - ANSWERS-the middle layer of the skin, which contains most of the
skin's structures
First degree burn - ANSWERS-Superficial
-Painful
-No blisters or scarring
Second degree burn - ANSWERS-Partial or immediate thickness
-Blisters and weesps
-Increased risk of infection/scarring w depth
-Superficial don't require surgery
-Deep partial burns require surgery
Third degree - ANSWERS-Fulll thickness
-Dry
-High risk of infection
-Large areas require skin graft
-insensate to light touch or pin prick
Fourth degree - ANSWERS--Involves muscle or bone
-Leads to loss of burned part
Airway burns - ANSWERS-burns around face, mouth
Singed facial hair- eyebrows, eyelashes, nasal hair
, productive cough-sooty sputum
hoarseness when they try to talk
dyspnea
Dysphagia
history of a burn in an enclosed area
Motor neurons - ANSWERS-carry signals from the spinal cord to the muscles to
produce movement
Sensory neurons - ANSWERS-Sense pain and send it back to brain
Ecchymosis - ANSWERS-Bruising beneath the skin
GSC - motor response - ANSWERS-6- obeys verbal commands
5- localized pain
4- withdraws from pain
3- abnormal flexion
2- abnormal extension
1- no response
GSC - Verbal response - ANSWERS-5 - oriented and converses,
4 - disoriented and converses,
3 - inappropriate words,
2 - incomprehensible sounds,
1 - no response
