Classification of burn injury
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Classification of burn injury
- Severity of injury is determined by
- Depth of burn
- Burns have been defined by degrees (first, second, third, and fourth)
- ABA advocates categorizing burn according to depth of skin destruction
- Partial-thickness burn
- Superficial partial-thickness burn
- Involves epidermis
- Deep partial-thickness burn
- Involves dermis
- Superficial partial-thickness burn
- Full-thickness burn
- Involves all skin elements, nerve endings, fat, muscle, bone
- Partial-thickness burn
- Extent of burn in percent of TBSA
- Two commonly used guides for determining the total body surface area
- Lund-Browder chart
- Considered more accurate because the patient’s age, in proportion to relative body-area size, is taken into account
- Rule of Nines
- Used for initial assessment of a burn patient because it is easy to remember.
- Sage Burn Diagram
- Lund-Browder chart
- Two commonly used guides for determining the total body surface area
- Location of burn
- Severity of the burn injury is also determined by the location of the burn
- Burns to the face and neck and circumferential burns to the chest or back may interfere with breathing as a result of mechanical obstruction from edema or leathery, devitalized burn tissue (eschar)
- Burns to the hands, feet, joints, and eyes are of concern because they make self-care difficult and may affect future function
- Patient risk factors
- Any patient with preexisting heart, lung, or kidney disease has a poorer prognosis for recovery because of the increased demands placed on the body by a burn injury
- Depth of burn
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