ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE:
Basic Concept
Zarkpa Wreh
STUDENT NAME______________________________________
in Children
CONCEPT__Burns
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Underlying Principles
(E.G., DELEGATION,
LEVELS OF PREVENTION,
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES)
WHO? WHEN? WHY? HOW?
Superficial (First degree)
-Damage to the epidermis
-Pink to red in color with no blisters.
-Pink to red in color with blisters.
- Blanches with pressure
- Painful
-Heals within 3 to 7 days with no scaring.
Superficial Partial thickness (Second Degree)
-Damage to the entire epidermis and some parts of dermis
-Moist
-Red in color with blisters
-Mild to moderate edema
-No eschar
-Painful
-Heals in less than 21 days with variable scaring.
Deep-partial thickness(second degree)
-Damage to the entire epidermis and some part of the
dermis
-Sweat glands and hair follicles remain in tact
-Mottled
-red to white in color
-Blancheswith pressure
- Moderate edema
-Sensitive to temperature changes and light touch
-Healing can go beyond 21 days with scaring.
Full thickness (third degree)
-Damange to the entire epidermis and dermis with
possible damage to the subcutaneous tissue.
-Nerves ending, hair follicles, and sweat glands are
destroyed
-Red to tan, black, brown, or waxy white in color.
-Dry, leathery appearance
-no blanching
-As burn heals, painful sensation return and severity of
pain increases
-Heals within weeks to months
-Scaring ispresent
-Grafting is required
Deep full thickness(Fourth degree)
-Demange to all layers of the skin that extends to the
muscle, tendons and bones
-Color variable, dull, and drywith charring
-Possible visible ligaments, bone, or tendons
-No painis present
-Heals within weeks to months
-Scaring is present and grafting is required
-Amputation possible
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