Types of Burns?

Burns are classified based upon their depth.

First degree burn's

• cause local inflammation of the skin.
  Ex: Sunburns are often categorized as first degree burns.



• This kind of burn is characterized by pain, redness, and a mild amount of swelling.



• The skin may be very tender to touch



• First-degree burns affect only the epidermis, or outer layer of skin.
  

Second degree burns

• Deeper and in addition to the pain, redness and inflammation, there is also blistering of the skin.
  


• Second-degree burns involve the epidermis and part of the dermis layer of skin
  

Third degree burns

• Deeper still, involving all layers of the skin, in effect killing that area of skin.



• Nerves and blood vessels are damaged.



• Third degree burns appear white and leathery and tend to be relatively painless.



• Third-degree burns destroy the epidermis and dermis it may also damage the underlying bones, muscles, and tendons.
  
  

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