ASSESSMENT OF BURNS

SUBMITTED To: Dr. Nishant Tejwani sir

Presented by: Jensi Dadhaniya
SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
• NAME :
• AGE:
• SEX:
• OCCUPATION:
• ADDRESS:
• CHIEF COMPLAINT:
• History:-
Present history:
-Date of burn
-Burns:- Causes of burns
-depth of burns
-Condition:-Improved
stationary
Deteriorated
• Pain history:-
Pain aggravating factor:
Pain relieving factor:

• Past history:-
Diabetes
Cardiac problems
Blood pressure
Bronchial asthma
Any history of tuberculosis
• Medical history:-

• Personal history:-
Cigarettes-
Alcoholic-
 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
[1] On observation
• Side of burn:
• Site of burn:
• Evaluation of burn:- rule of nine
• Lund and browders chart:

• palm method:
General condition of patient: poor/good
Adventitious sound: present/absent
Dyspnea
Burnt hair
Blister
Muscle wasting:-
Oedema : minimal/moderate/marked
Scars: minimal/excessive
Attitude of limb:
• ON PALPATION
Tenderness: grading
1:patient complains with pain
2:patient complains of pain and winces
3:patient winces and withdrawn
4:patient will not allow palpation of the affected area
Spasm:
Types of skin: dry/moisture
Swelling:
• ON EXAMINATION:
VITAL SIGNS:
-temperature
-blood pressure
-heart rate
-respiratory rate
 SENSORY EXAMINATION:
-superficial sensations-
-deep sensation-
• MOTOR EXAMINATION:
 ROM:
MMT:
Girth
Measurement:
Investigation:

Differencial diagnosis:

Final diagnosis:-short term goal

-long term goal
treatment:

Home programme exercise:

THANK YOU