Burn history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eman Alademi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Although each patient experiences burn injury in a unique way, there are many common symptoms. The symptoms of burn we can divided it in to two types, skin and airways symptoms.
History and Symptoms
Skin symptoms:
- Blister
- Pain (the degree of pain is not related to the severity of the burn -- the most serious burns can be painless)
- Peeling skin
- Red skin
- Shock (watch for pale and clammy skin, weakness, bluish lips and fingernails, and a drop in alertness)
- Swelling
- White or charred skin
Airways symptoms:
- Charred mouth; burned lips
- Burns on the head, face, or neck
- Wheezing
- Change in voice( hoarseness and stridor) which is signs of upper airway injury.
- Respiratory fatigue
- Difficulty breathing; coughing
- Singed nose hairs or eyebrows
- Singed nasal vibrissae
- Dark, carbon-stained mucus
- Soot in the oropharynx, nasal passages, proximal airways, and carbonaceous sputum[1][2][3][4].
- tachypnea, decreased breath sounds, wheezing, rales, rhonchi, or use of accessory respiratory muscles, which is Signs of lower respiratory tract injury.
References
- ↑ Walker PF, Buehner MF, Wood LA, Boyer NL, Driscoll IR, Lundy JB; et al. (2015). "Diagnosis and management of inhalation injury: an updated review". Crit Care. 19: 351. doi:10.1186/s13054-015-1077-4. PMC 4624587. PMID 26507130.
- ↑ Dries DJ, Endorf FW (2013). "Inhalation injury: epidemiology, pathology, treatment strategies". Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 21: 31. doi:10.1186/1757-7241-21-31. PMC 3653783. PMID 23597126.
- ↑ Palmieri TL (2007). "Inhalation injury: research progress and needs". J Burn Care Res. 28 (4): 549–54. doi:10.1097/BCR.0B013E318093DEF0. PMID 17502839.
- ↑ Woodson LC (2009). "Diagnosis and grading of inhalation injury". J Burn Care Res. 30 (1): 143–5. doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181923b71. PMID 19060739.