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    This document describes the clinical presentation of different depths of thermal burn wounds including: 1) Epidermal burns involve only the epidermis and present as dry, red skin that blanches with pressure and is tender but not blistered. They heal within 7 days with minimal scarring. 2) Superficial partial-thickness burns involve the epidermis and upper dermis, presenting as pale skin with fine blisters that blanch and are very painful. They heal within 14 days and can have color matching defects with low to moderate scarring. 3) Deep partial-thickness burns extend through the entire papillary dermis and present as dark pink to blotchy red skin with sluggish or

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    This document describes the clinical presentation of different depths of thermal burn wounds including: 1) Epidermal burns involve only the epidermis and present as dry, red skin that blanches with pressure and is tender but not blistered. They heal within 7 days with minimal scarring. 2) Superficial partial-thickness burns involve the epidermis and upper dermis, presenting as pale skin with fine blisters that blanch and are very painful. They heal within 14 days and can have color matching defects with low to moderate scarring. 3) Deep partial-thickness burns extend through the entire papillary dermis and present as dark pink to blotchy red skin with sluggish or

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    Clinical Presentation of Thermal Burn Wounds

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    This document describes the clinical presentation of different depths of thermal burn wounds including: 1) Epidermal burns involve only the epidermis and present as dry, red skin that blanches with pressure and is tender but not blistered. They heal within 7 days with minimal scarring. 2) Superficial partial-thickness burns involve the epidermis and upper dermis, presenting as pale skin with fine blisters that blanch and are very painful. They heal within 14 days and can have color matching defects with low to moderate scarring. 3) Deep partial-thickness burns extend through the entire papillary dermis and present as dark pink to blotchy red skin with sluggish or

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    CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF THERMAL BURN WOUNDS

    Depth of Burn Skin Examples Signs Sensation Self-healing Skin healing Visible scarring
    Involvement capacity time
    Epidermal burn Epidermis Brief flame or Dry and red, Tender and Excellent with Within 7 days Unusual
    flash; Sunburn blanches with painful when use of occlusive
    pressure, no exposed to air. dressing
    blisters
    Superficial Epidermis and Scald (spill or Pale pin with Very painful Excellent with Within 14 days Can have color
    partial- part of the splash), short fine blistering, proper match defect.
    thickness burn papillary dermis flash blanches with management Low to
    pressure moderate risk of
    hypertrophic
    scarirng
    Deep partial- Epidermis, the Scald (spill), Dark pink to May be painful Should not be 14 to over 21 Moderate to
    thickness burn entire papillary flame, oil or blotchy red, or left to heal by days high risk of
    dermis down to grease capillary refill reduced/absent itself, but hypertrophic
    reticular dermis sluggish to sensation instead should scarring
    none. probably be
    In child, may be submitted to
    dark lobster red surgery
    with mottling
    Full thickness Entire thickness Scald White, waxy or Insensate No healing Never. Replaced Yes.
    burn of the skin and (immersion), charred, no capacity and as by scar and
    possibly deeper flame, steam, blisters, no such should contracture
    oil, grease, capillary refill. always be
    chemical May be dark submitted to
    lobster red.

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