CRI-089

BURNS
LESSON TITLE:
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
1. Distinguish a minor burn from
BURNS serious burn; and
2. Determine emergency care
specific for a burn classification.
WHAT IS BURN?

•Burns are tissue damage that

results from heat, overexposure to
the sun or other radiation, or
chemical or electrical contact.
TYPES OF BURNS

ELECTRICAL THERMAL CHEMICAL

 ELECTRICAL BURN

-caused by contact
with electricity
such as electrical
devices or lightning
strikes.
What To Do:
•Isolate any power
supply.
•Do not attempt to move
a casualty who is in
contact with a live
electrical source.
 THERMAL BURN

What to Do:
-Include flame scald, • Immediately run
inhalation and direct cool tap water over
heat contact the burn for at least
20 minutes.
 CHEMICAL BURN
What To Do:
•Immediately run/flush cool tap
water over the area for atleast
-Caused by a 20 minutes and contact Poison
contact with Center.

concentrated acids, •For powder chemicals safely

alkalis or reactive brush the powder away f irst.

metals. •After the powder is brushed

away, flush with water for 20
minutes.
ANOTHER TYPE OF BURN:

•Radiation Burns
These burns are due to
prolonged exposure to
ultraviolet rays of the sun, or to
other sources of radiation such
as X-ray.
 CLASSIFICATION OF BURNS

FIRST DEGREE BURNS SECOND DEGREE BURNS THIRD DEGREE BURNS

-Involve the superficial -Deeper than first -Involve complete loss

layer of the skin degree burns, blister of all layers of the skin.
-Healing occurs formation,
rapidly. considerable swelling,
-It redness, swelling more painful because
and pain the nerve ending is
destroyed in 3rd degree
burns.
 SKIN
BURN DEPTH SIGNS SENSATION
INVOLVEMENT

Epidermal(1st Degree) Epidermis Red with swelling Pain sometimes present

Blisters develop and the

Superficial Partial Epidermis and superficial
skin takes on an intensely Extremely painful
Thickness(2nd Degree) Dermis
reddened

All skin layers Fat, muscle

Full Thickness(3rd Appear white, black or
and bone may be No sensation
Degree) cherry red, no blisters
affected
 TREATMENT

1st DEGREE BURNS- this can be immersed immediately in

cold water or place ice wrapped.

2nd DEGREE BURNS – causing skin blister, cover the skin

with sterile dressing but don’t open the blister.

3rd DEGREE BURNS- don’t pull stock clothing from burns, cut
clothing away from burned area. Scrub hands with alcohol or
similar collation before applying dressing to prevent
contamination.
 SCALD BURN

-Results from exposure to

moist heat ( steam or hot
fluids) and involve superficial.

-Most scalds result from

exposure to high-temperature
water, such as tap water
in baths and showers, water
heaters, or cooking water, or
from spilled hot drinks, such
as coffee.