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Debridement of wound, burn, or infection

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Symptoms

  • Blisters.
  • Pain (The degree of pain is not related to the severity of the burn, as the most serious burns can be painless.)
  • Peeling skin.
  • Red skin.
  • Shock (Symptoms of shock may include pale and clammy skin, weakness, bluish lips and fingernails, and a drop in alertness.)
  • Swelling.
  • White or charred skin.

Causes

  • Fire.
  • Hot liquid or steam.
  • Hot metal, glass or other objects.
  • Electrical currents. Radiation, such as that from X-rays.
  • Sunlight or other sources of ultraviolet radiation, such as a tanning bed.
  • Chemicals such as strong acids, lye, paint thinner or gasoline.
  • Abuse.

More about Treatment

Burns may become infected. To allow healthy tissue to heal and to prevent more damage or infection, burned tissue is removed in a procedure called burn debridement. Burn debridement can be done by several different methods. They include surgical, chemical, mechanical, or autolytic tissue removal.

 

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