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Burns Essentials Flashcards
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1
Question
What is a burn?
Answer
Damage to skin integrity from energy source
2
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What are the layers of skin affected by burns?
Answer
Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, bone
3
Question
What is the most common type of burn?
Answer
Thermal or heat burn
4
Question
What should you suspect in patients from enclosed fires?
Answer
Inhalation injury
5
Question
Why monitor airway in thermal burn patients?
Answer
Risk of respiratory system involvement
6
Question
What causes an electrical burn?
Answer
Contact with electrical current source
7
Question
What is unique about damage in electrical burns?
Answer
Affects deep structures like muscle and bone
8
Question
What is the iceberg effect in electrical burns?
Answer
Worse damage beneath visible skin injury
9
Question
What cardiac risk do electrical burn patients have?
Answer
Dysrhythmias
10
Question
Why might electrical burns cause bone fractures?
Answer
Strong current causes muscle tetany
11
Question
What should you monitor in urine after electrical burns?
Answer
Myoglobin and hemoglobin
12
Question
What condition can myoglobin cause in kidneys?
Answer
Acute tubular necrosis
13
Question
What is a chemical burn?
Answer
Damage from toxic substance contact
14
Question
Why watch for inhalation in chemical burns?
Answer
Powders or gases can be inhaled
15
Question
Which chemical burns are harder to treat?
Answer
Alkali burns
16
Question
What is a cold burn?
Answer
Frostbite from cold exposure
17
Question
What causes radiation burns?
Answer
Sun exposure or radiation therapy
18
Question
What is a friction burn?
Answer
Abrasion from rubbing, like road rash
19
Question
What determines burn severity first?
Answer
Burn depth
20
Question
What is partial thickness burn?
Answer
Affects epidermis and part of dermis
21
Question
What TBSA percentage indicates severe burn?
Answer
15-25% or more
22
Question
Why are children at higher burn risk?
Answer
Small size, less tolerance to damage
23
Question
Why are elderly patients vulnerable to burns?
Answer
Thin skin and comorbidities
24
Question
How does diabetes affect burn severity?
Answer
Compromised circulation impairs healing
25
Question
Why is burn location on face critical?
Answer
Risk to respiratory system
26
Question
What complication from torso circumferential burns?
Answer
Restricted breathing from eschar
27
Question
Why is perineal burn location risky?
Answer
High infection risk
28
Question
What is the epidermis's main function?
Answer
Protects from environmental hazards and infection
29
Question
What does the dermis contain?
Answer
Blood vessels, nerves, glands, skin cell producers
30
Question
Role of subcutaneous tissue in burns?
Answer
Insulates and regulates body temperature