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| there are several types of burns |
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| thermal, chemical, electrical, radiation |
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| caused by fire or scalding vapor or liquid |
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| caused by a corrosive powder or liquid |
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| caused by electrical current passing through the body |
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| caused by xrays or radioactive substances |
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| the severity of a burn depends on the |
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| area, extent and depth of involvment |
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| the size of the burn is calculated as a percentage of |
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| descrbie the extent of destruction of the skin |
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| terms parital and full thickness |
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| only some of the skin layers are damaged |
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| deeper more extensive and may necessitate skin grafting |
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| measurment of the area between the crease of the skin at the wrist to the crease at the beginning of the finge4rs in the palm of the hand, estimated to be 1% of the child's BSA |
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| clothing, cooling, cleaning, chemoprophylaxis, covering and comforting or pain relief |
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| when electricity is the cause of the injuryt the child should be assessed for entry and exit lesions that may appear as |
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| deep muscle damage r/t electrical burns can cause renal impairment form |
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| the school nurse plays a major role in the education process as follows: |
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| stop the burnign process, evaluate the injury, cover the burn, transport to a hospital |
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| when performing emergency care for a burn do not give any fluids by mouth because _ may have diminished in response to the burn injury |
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| _ are not disturbed unless a chemical burn occured |
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| the wound of a minor burn is usually completely healed within |
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| indications that flmaes may have been inhaled |
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| cyanosis, singed nasal hairs,charred lips and stridor |
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| if exchar from burns onthe turnk inhibits repirations, an incision called an _ is made to prevent the restriction of chest movement |
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| lab studies for burn treatment include |
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| hematocrit and sodium, chloride, potassium, carbon dioxide, BUN, creatinin and serum protein levels |
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| _ as a result of curlings ulcuer is not uncommon in patients with sever burns |
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| the administration of IV antacids such as _ has helped to reduce the incidences of curling's ulcers |
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| a partial thickness burn is treated with antibacterial agents such as _ after initial assessment and cleaning |
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| sulver sulfadiazin (silvadene), mafenide acetat (sulfamylon), or bacitracin |
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| silver based antimicrobial dressings that provide a long acting and sustained pain relieving and bactericidal effect, dressing can remain on for severaly days |
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| when the wound is being dressed no two _ |
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| burn surfaces should touch |
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| homografts and heterografts |
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| heterografts are also referred to as |
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| many grafts are derived from |
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| biological dressings are often used in children and are called |
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| deep dermal wounds may be preceded by a |
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| a surgical technique of remvoing burned eschar with a dermatome |
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| health tissue obtained from aother part of the pt's body |
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| obtained from the patient's identical twin or genotype |
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| the site from which tissue is removed for a graft is called the |
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| consists of small pieces of donor skin placed on the the granulation tissue, spaces between grafts allow for drainage and healing |
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| sheets of skin placed intact over the wound |
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| can be applied to a noninfected burn wound within 6 hrs of the injury and will peel off as the wound heals |
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| the dressings _ contain human or pigskin products and _ should be considered before use |
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| biobrane and transcyte, hypersensitivity |
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| negative pressure applied to a wound after the wound is packed and sealed |
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| vacuum assissted wound closure |
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| after basic healing has occured, a nonperfumed moisturizing cream such as _ may be recommended to mainatin skin moisture |
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| eucerinm niveam cocoa butter |
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| ointments containing _ are not advise for posthealing burn care |
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| it may take _ for the complete healing process of a burn to occur |
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| systemic antihistamines such as _ may be prescribed to control itching |
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| diphenhydramine(benadryl) or hydroxyzine(atarax) |
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| for nursing care of the burned childe _ isolation is institued |
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| although initially restricted to preven n/v oral fluids ar necessary during the _ stages to prevent _ and to maintain _ |
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| convalascent stages, kidney damage, body fluid requriements |
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| vitamins _ are given to hasten healing and to stimulate the appetite |
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| the initial treament of sunburn |
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| immersin in a tepid water bath for 15 to 20 minutes |
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| a bland _ moisturizing lotion can be applied to sunburns |
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| _ are recommended to treat sunburn |
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| cool compresses, aloe vera, calamine lotion |
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| physical sunscreens contain a cream such as |
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| zinc oxide, magnesium dioxide, tatanioum dioxide, |
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| physical sunscreens block _ and are usually referred to as |
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| most sunburns are caused by |
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| chemical suncreans contain |
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| para aminobenzoic acid, avobenzone, ecamsule |
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| chemical suncreases absorb _ and are usually labeled _ |
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| UVA wavelenths, broadspectrum protection |
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| minimum SPF protection should be |
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| sunscreen should be worn when |
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| outdoors at all times and reapplied every 2hrs when swimming |
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| a common form of cancer that occurs as a result of frequent sun exposure without protectoin |
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| the result of the freezing of a body part |
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| cold injury with erythema and the formation of vesicles and ulcerative lesions that occur as a result of vasoconstriction |
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| in extreme cases of exposure to freezing temperaturs, the _ should be warmed before the _ to ensure survival with minimal consequences |
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| head and torso, extremities |
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| frostbitten extremities appear |
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| pale and hard and are without sensation |
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| _ is contraindicated with frostbite |
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| the frostbitten extremity can be placed in the _ |
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| axilla or warm water(not hot) |
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| _ appears with the return of sensation which is accompanied by extreme _ |
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| blistering and ulcers can occur and are treated with |
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