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Burn and the Rule of Nine By: Noah Woo

Learn about burn injuries, treatment, nutrition, and complications. Understand the Rule of Nine for assessing burn severity and the importance of proper measurement. Practice scenarios and key sources included.

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Burn and the Rule of Nine By: Noah Woo

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  1. Burn and the Rule of Nine By: Noah Woo

  2. BURN • Injury to flesh caused by heat, electricity, chemical, light, radiation or friction. • First 48 hours are the most critical! • Challenges!

  3. The Skin has Three Layers:

  4. Treatment • Dermabrasion • Skin Grafts • Split thickness, Full thickness, composite graft • Using Cadaver skins or animal skin • Cultured Skin • Artificial skins are temporary, thinner skin graft can be used.

  5. Nutrition • Essential for the recovery period of the patient • Increase Protein intake is to provide material needed to synthesize lost tissue • Carbohybrates • Fats

  6. Complications • Infection • Acute Gastrointestinal Ulcers • Seizures in Children (abnormal electrolyte levels) • Pneumonia • Pulmonary Edema • Respiratory Problems from inhalation of soot

  7. What is the Rule of Nine? • Estimate the body surface area on adult that has been burned • Dividing body sections by a factor of 9% • First step in assessing a burn and planning resuscitation • Quick way to determine if victim needs to go to specialized burn centers.

  8. Why do we need the Rule of Nine? • Measuring the size of a burn is difficult! • Every person is different • A square foot of burned surface area is much worse for a 130 pound person than a 200 pound person.

  9. Practice: If you saw a person…

  10. Sources • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1355533/ • http://www.medcastle.com/burns-rule-of-nines.html • http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=1077629 • http://firstaid.about.com/od/softtissueinjuries/a/07_severe_burns.htmhttp://www.burnsurvivor.com/burn_types.html • http://www.medicinenet.com/burns/article.htm • http://uuhsc.utah.edu/burncenter/emergencycare/treatment.html

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