Now, let me explain the degrees of burns, and what both Beau, and myself had... There are 4 types of burns, First degree: •Includes only the outer layer of skin, the epidermis •Skin is usually red and very painful •Equivalent to superficial sunburn without blisters •Dry in appearance •Healing occurs in 3-5 days, injured epithelium peels away from the healthy skin •Hospitalization is for pain control and maybe fluid imbalance Second degree: Can be classified as partial or full thickness. •Partial thickness •Blisters can be present •Involve the entire epidermis and upper layers of the dermis •Wound will be pink, red in color, painful and wet appearing •Wound will blanch when pressure is applied •Should heal in several weeks (10-21 days) without grafting, scarring is usually minimal •Full thickness •Can be red or white in appearance, but will appear dry. •Involves the destruction of the entire epidermis and most of the dermis •Sensation can be present, but diminished •Blanching is sluggish or absent •Full thickness will most likely need excision & skin grafting to heal Third degree: •All layers of the skin is destroyed •Extend into the subcutaneous tissues •Areas can appear, black or white and will be dry •Can appear leathery in texture •Will not blanch when pressure is applied •No pain Fouth degree: Full thickness that extends into muscle and bone.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 01:59:28 +0000
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