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Class notes for NUR 408 - Advanced Concepts
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- NUR 408
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- Bellin College Of Nursing
Notes from NUR 408 - Advanced Concepts/Critical Care on Burns
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Burns, Burns
Patho:
Destruction to skin layers & underlying body tissue.
• results in loss of thermoregulation, sweat & sebaceous gland function, & Sensory function.
• when dermis is destroyed, skin cannot regrow over the affected area.
• metabolism increases to maintain body heat & each body system is affected
Types:
Name: Examples: Pictures:
Dry heat injury Open Flames, explosions
Moist heat injury Hot liquid or steam
contact burns Hot metal, tar, grease
Caustic agents: bleach, oven & drain
Chemical burns
cleaner, sulfuric acid, caustic soda.
electrical burns Electrical current passing through
body
Dry: radiant heat, flames,& electrical
thermal burns sparks
Wet: hot fluids/ steam
electrical current: travels through
Flash (arc) burns
air from one conductor to another
Conductive electrical
electrical wiring or equipment
injury
radiation burns therapeutic treatment of cancer or
sunburns
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