PPT-Chapter 28 Care of Patients with Burns

Pathophysiology of Burn Injury Skin changes resulting from burn injury Anatomic changes Functional changes Temperature Superficial PartialThickness Burn Deep PartialThickness Burn FullThickness Burn . Medical-Surgical Nursing: . Concepts & Practice. 3. rd. edition. Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.. Describe the etiology of dermatitis.. Plan psychosocial interventions for the patient who has psoriasis.. Challenges. National EMS Education Standard Competencies . (1 of 5). Special Patient Populations. Applies a fundamental knowledge of growth, development, and aging and assessment findings to provide basic emergency care and transportation for a patient with special needs.. Medical-Surgical Nursing: . Concepts & Practice. 3. rd. edition. Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.. Describe the etiology of dermatitis.. Plan psychosocial interventions for the patient who has psoriasis.. Trauma: Unstable Patients. Traumatic Arrest/Unstable Airway. Closest facility. Transport unstable patients to hospital/landing zone within 10 minutes of extrication. Trauma: Transport Guidelines. Trauma: General Guidelines. CONSULTANT PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEON. National Hospital Abuja. OUTLINE. INTRODUCTION. CAUSES. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. BURN CARE. INHALATION INJURY. WOUND CARE. CHEMICAL BURN. ELECTRICAL BURN. COMPLICATIONS. Associate Professor Surgery.. Fiji National University.. Functions of the Skin. Skin is the largest organ of the body. Essential for:. - Thermoregulation. - Prevention of fluid loss by evaporation. . intro. Functions of the Skin:.  Protects body against bacteria..  Prevents fluid loss..  Regulates temperature..  Initiates immune response..  Sensation..  Aesthetic & psychological importance.. Burns are mild to severe wounds mostly caused by heat which causes skin damage in which most of the cells affected die.. STRUCTURES INVOLVED. Levels of burns: 1. st. degree, 2. nd. degree, 3. rd. degree.. The most common causes of burn injuries are �ames and hot liquids (Annex 1). Two thirds of paediatric burn injuries are scald injuries (Annex 1). Flames cause more severe burn wounds requir Protocol Classification of degrees Casy history Clinical examination First aid for burns Primary car e Pain relief Antibiotics and corticosteroids Reference criteria Inhalation injury Burn depth asse 100 2014 Guidelines for Trauma Centers Caring for Burn Patients Guidelines for Trauma Centers Caring for Burn Patients Burn Center Verication is overseen by the American Burn Association (ABA) Veric Practice Guideline. Joint Trauma System, U.S. . Army Institute of Surgical . Research. 3698 Chambers Pass, . Bldg. . 3611, Fort . Sam Houston, TX 78234. Burn wound management in . prolonged field care. Assistant Professor . of Surgery. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. 2018 . There is no greater trauma than major burn injury. . ETIOLOGY . OF BURN INJURY . 66% of . all burns occur at home, and fatalities are predominant in the extremes of . Ziphilly. . Chiumia. . Sichinga. . Registered . Nurse- BSC. Burns are a global public health problem, accounting 180,000 deaths annually. Majority of these occur in low-middle income countries almost two thirds occur in African and South-East Asia regions that includes Malawi.