Categories of burns?
Peds predominance in ______ injuries whereas adults is ______ injuries.
Peds predominance in scald and flame injuries whereas adults is flash and flame injuries.
How to calculate burn size?
How to determine diagnosis and prognosis of burns?
To what level does a 1st degree burn go to?
1st degree: epidermis
To what level does a 2nd degree burn go to?
2nd degree: down to dermis.
To what level do 3rd/4th degree (full thickness) degree burn go to?
3rd/4th degree (full thickness): beyond dermis into deep fascia/muscle. Cannot re-epithelialize.
Signs and symptoms of 1st degree burn?
Painful, sensation intact, erythema, blanchable
Signs and symptoms of 2nd degree burn?
Painful, sensation intact, erythema (deeper rad), blisters with clear fluid, blanchable (less blanching), hair follicles present
Signs and symptoms of 3rd/4th degree (full thickness)?
Indications for Transfer to Burn Centre
When is extra fluid administration required for burns?
What is the calculation for resuscitation using Parkland formula to restore plasma volume?
4 ml/kg x %TBSA (greater than first degree) x wt(kg) (1/2 within first 8 h of sustaining burn, 1/2 in next 16 h)
How do you monitor fluid resuscitation for burns?
When to preform an escharotomy?
All patients with burns >10% TBSA, or deeper than superficial-partial thickness, need
0.5 cc tetanus toxoid
Also give 250 U of tetanus Ig if prior immunization is absent/unclear, or the last booster >10 yr ago
Baseline laboratory studies for burns
Hb, U/A, BUN, CXR, electrolytes, Cr, glucose, CK, ECG, cross-match if traumatic injury, ABG, carboxyhemoglobin
Treatment of first degree burns?
Treatment of superficial second degree/partial thickness burns?
Treatment of deep second degree/deep partial thickness and third degree/full thickness burns?
Most common organisms for deep second degree/deep partial thickness and third degree/full thickness burns?
Most common organisms: S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and C. albicans
The mainstay of treatment for deep/full thickness burns?
Early excision and grafting is the mainstay of treatment for deep/full thickness burns
Prevention of wound contractures
Pressure dressings, joint splints, early physiotherapy
What is skin graft harvesting – electric dermatome?
Usually take it from thicker skin with lots of epithelial appendages – they will heal within 7-10 days. Skin is meshed to cover the wound