Burn Injury
There are four main types of burn injuries:
Thermal burn injury- caused by contact with flames, steam,
hot water (or other hot liquids), and other sources of intense heat.
Light burn injury- caused by contact with sunlight or other
sources of ultraviolet light
Chemical burn injury- caused by contact with an acid or an
alkali
Radiation burn injury- caused by contact with nuclear radiation
or ultraviolet light
The severity of a burn injury will fall into one of three categories:
First-degree burn injury- only the first layer of skin is
burned. First-degree burns are characterized by reddened skin that will heal
in approximately one week and may peel. The most common type of first-degree
burn is sunburn.
Second-degree burn injury- the first and second layer of skin
is burned. Second-degree burns are characterized by moist-looking skin and blisters.
Third-degree burn injury- all layers of the skin are burned
and the underlying tissue is damaged. Third-degree burns are characterized by
a white or black dry wound. Permanent scarring is inevitable.
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