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==Overview== | |||
A burn is an [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Injury injury] caused by [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Heat heat], [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Temperature cold], [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Electricity electricity], [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Chemicals chemicals], [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Light light], [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Radiation radiation], or [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Friction friction]. Burns can be highly variable in terms of the tissue affected, the severity, and resultant complications. [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Muscle Muscle], [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Bone bone], [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Blood_vessel blood vessel], and [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Epidermis_(skin) epidermal tissue] can all be damaged with subsequent pain due to profound injury to [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Nerve_ending nerve endings]. Depending on the location affected and the degree of severity, a burn victim may experience a wide number of potentially fatal complications including [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Shock_(medical) shock], [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Infection infection], [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Electrolyte_imbalance electrolyte imbalance] and [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Respiratory_distress respiratory distress]. Beyond physical complications, [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Burns burns] can also result in severe psychological and emotional distress due to [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Scarring scarring] and deformity. | |||
==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== | ||
[[Burns]] is the result of damage to the [[skin]] by a [[temperatures]] greater than 44 °C (111 °F), leads to cell and tissue damage because of breaking down of the cells proteins then start losing their three-dimensional | [[Burns]] is the result of damage to the [[skin]] involving the two main layers - the thin, outer [[epidermis]] and the thicker, deeper [[dermis]] by a [[temperatures]] greater than 44 °C (111 °F), leads to cell and tissue damage because of breaking down of the cells proteins then start losing their three-dimensional shape. [[Burn]] caused by<ref name="pmid30095874">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stiles K |title=Emergency management of burns: part 2 |journal=Emerg Nurse |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=36–41 |date=July 2018 |pmid=30095874 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="urlBurn Evaluation And Management - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430741/#article-18712.r5 |title=Burn Evaluation And Management - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>: | ||
*[[Thermal conductivities of the elements (data page)|Thermal]] injuries the most common type of [[burn]]. | |||
*[[Electrical]] injuries (can be deceiving with small entry and exit [[wounds]], however, there may be extensive internal organ injury or associated traumatic injuries). | |||
*[[Chemical]] injuries (divided into acid or alkali [[burns]]. Alkali [[Burn (injury)|burn]]<nowiki/>s tend to be more severe causing more penetration deeper into the [[skin]] by [[liquefying]] the [[skin]] ([[liquefaction necrosis]]) and acid [[burns]] penetrate less because they cause a [[coagulation injury]] ([[Coagulation disorders|coagulation]] necrosis). | |||
*Non-accidental [[injury]] like:<ref name="pmid15191982">Hettiaratchy S, Dziewulski P (2004) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15191982 ABC of burns: pathophysiology and types of burns.] ''BMJ'' 328 (7453):1427-9. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1427 DOI:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1427] PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/PMID: 15191982 PMID: 15191982]</ref><ref name="urlPathophysiology and Current Management of Burn Injury : Advances in Skin & Wound Care">{{cite web |url=https://journals.lww.com/aswcjournal/fulltext/2005/07000/pathophysiology_and_current_management_of_burn.13.aspx |title=Pathophysiology and Current Management of Burn Injury : Advances in Skin & Wound Care |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
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[[ | Most burns are small and [[superficial]] causing only [[local]] injuries, However, [[burns]] can be larger and deeper, and patients can also have a systemic response to severe [[burns]] <ref name="urlABC of burns: Pathophysiology and types of burns">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC421790/ |title=ABC of burns: Pathophysiology and types of burns |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23121414">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rojas Y, Finnerty CC, Radhakrishnan RS, Herndon DN |title=Burns: an update on current pharmacotherapy |journal=Expert Opin Pharmacother |volume=13 |issue=17 |pages=2485–94 |date=December 2012 |pmid=23121414 |pmc=3576016 |doi=10.1517/14656566.2012.738195 |url=}}</ref> | ||
=== Local response === | ===Local response=== | ||
The three zones of a burn were described by Jackson in 1947. | The three zones of a [[Burn (injury)|burn]] were described by Jackson in 1947. | ||
Zone of coagulation—This occurs at the point of maximum damage. In this zone there is irreversible tissue loss due to coagulation of the constituent proteins. | |||
Zone of stasis—The surrounding zone of stasis is characterized by decreased tissue perfusion. The tissue in this zone is potentially salvageable. The main aim of [[burns]] resuscitation is to increase tissue [[perfusion]] here and prevent any damage becoming irreversible. Additional insults—such as prolonged [[hypotension]], [[infection]], or [[edema]]—can convert this zone into an area of complete tissue loss. | |||
Zone of [[hyperemia]]—In this outermost zone tissue [[perfusion]] is increased. The tissue here will invariably recover unless there is severe sepsis or prolonged [[hypoperfusion]]. | |||
These three zones of a burn are three dimensional, and loss of tissue in the zone of stasis will lead to the wound deepening as well as widening. | These three zones of a burn are three dimensional, and loss of tissue in the zone of stasis will lead to the wound deepening as well as widening.<br /> | ||
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===Systemic response=== | ===Systemic response=== | ||
The increase of the catecholamines and cortisol,or The release of cytokines and other inflammatory mediators at the site of injury has a systemic effect once the burn reaches 30% of total body surface area | The increase of the [[catecholamines]] and [[Cortisol level|cortisol]],or The release of [[cytokines]] and other [[inflammatory]] mediators at the site of [[injury]] has a [[systemic effect]] once the [[Burn (injury)|burn]] reaches 30% of total [[body surface area]] and the site of [[injury]] lead to: | ||
#[[Cardiovascular system]] changes—[[Capillary]] permeability is increased, leading to loss of [[intravascular proteins]] and fluids into the [[interstitial]] compartment. Peripheral and [[splanchnic]] [[vasoconstriction]] occurs. [[Myocardial contractility]] is decreased, possibly due to release of [[tumor necrosis factor α]] (TNF[[Tumor necrosis factor α|α]]). These change<ref name="pmid26629550">{{cite journal| author=Jeschke MG, Patsouris D, Stanojcic M, Abdullahi A, Rehou S, Pinto R | display-authors=etal| title=Pathophysiologic Response to Burns in the Elderly. | journal=EBioMedicine | year= 2015 | volume= 2 | issue= 10 | pages= 1536-48 | pmid=26629550 | doi=10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.07.040 | pmc=4634201 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26629550 }}</ref><ref name="pmid30371519">{{cite journal| author=Rehou S, Shahrokhi S, Thai J, Stanojcic M, Jeschke MG| title=Acute Phase Response in Critically Ill Elderly Burn Patients. | journal=Crit Care Med | year= 2019 | volume= 47 | issue= 2 | pages= 201-209 | pmid=30371519 | doi=10.1097/CCM.0000000000003516 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30371519 }}</ref>s, coupled with fluid loss from the [[Burn (injury)|burn]] wound,<ref name="pmid16541230">{{cite journal| author=Van de Veire NR, De Backer J, Ascoop AK, Middernacht B, Velghe A, Sutter JD| title=Echocardiographically estimated left ventricular end-diastolic and right ventricular systolic pressure in normotensive healthy individuals. | journal=Int J Cardiovasc Imaging | year= 2006 | volume= 22 | issue= 5 | pages= 633-41 | pmid=16541230 | doi=10.1007/s10554-006-9082-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16541230 }}</ref> result in [[systemic hypotension]] and [[End organ damage|end organ]] hypoperfusion because of Increased levels of [[catecholamines]]. and a fast [[heart rate]]<ref name="pmid1638717">{{cite journal| author=Ogawa T, Spina RJ, Martin WH, Kohrt WM, Schechtman KB, Holloszy JO | display-authors=etal| title=Effects of aging, sex, and physical training on cardiovascular responses to exercise. | journal=Circulation | year= 1992 | volume= 86 | issue= 2 | pages= 494-503 | pmid=1638717 | doi=10.1161/01.cir.86.2.494 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1638717 }}</ref> | |||
#Renal system changes—[[kidney failure]] because of the Poor [[blood flow]] to organs.<ref name="pmid1546799">{{cite journal| author=Nyengaard JR, Bendtsen TF| title=Glomerular number and size in relation to age, kidney weight, and body surface in normal man. | journal=Anat Rec | year= 1992 | volume= 232 | issue= 2 | pages= 194-201 | pmid=1546799 | doi=10.1002/ar.1092320205 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1546799 }}</ref> | |||
#Respiratory system changes—[[Inflammatory]] mediators cause [[bronchoconstriction]], and in [[severe burns]] adult [[respiratory distress syndrome]] can occur. | |||
#Gastrointestinal system changes— [[stomach ulcers]] because of the Poor blood flow to organs.<ref name="pmid30107942">{{cite journal| author=Clayton NA, Nicholls CM, Blazquez K, Brownlow C, Maitz PK, Fisher OM | display-authors=etal| title=Dysphagia in older persons following severe burns: Burn location is irrelevant to risk of dysphagia and its complications in patients over 75 years. | journal=Burns | year= 2018 | volume= 44 | issue= 8 | pages= 1997-2005 | pmid=30107942 | doi=10.1016/j.burns.2018.07.010 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30107942 }}</ref><ref name="pmid12821882">{{cite journal| author=Pablo AM, Izaga MA, Alday LA| title=Assessment of nutritional status on hospital admission: nutritional scores. | journal=Eur J Clin Nutr | year= 2003 | volume= 57 | issue= 7 | pages= 824-31 | pmid=12821882 | doi=10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601616 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12821882 }}</ref><ref name="pmid9797639">{{cite journal| author=Gariballa SE, Sinclair AJ| title=Nutrition, ageing and ill health. | journal=Br J Nutr | year= 1998 | volume= 80 | issue= 1 | pages= 7-23 | pmid=9797639 | doi=10.1017/s000711459800172x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9797639 }}</ref><ref name="pmid266295502">{{cite journal| author=Jeschke MG, Patsouris D, Stanojcic M, Abdullahi A, Rehou S, Pinto R | display-authors=etal| title=Pathophysiologic Response to Burns in the Elderly. | journal=EBioMedicine | year= 2015 | volume= 2 | issue= 10 | pages= 1536-48 | pmid=26629550 | doi=10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.07.040 | pmc=4634201 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26629550 }}</ref><ref name="pmid24491310">{{cite journal| author=Rosenfeld RM, Schwartz SR, Cannon CR, Roland PS, Simon GR, Kumar KA | display-authors=etal| title=Clinical practice guideline: acute otitis externa. | journal=Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year= 2014 | volume= 150 | issue= 1 Suppl | pages= S1-S24 | pmid=24491310 | doi=10.1177/0194599813517083 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24491310 }}</ref><ref name="pmid16247327">{{cite journal| author=Okaya T, Blanchard J, Schuster R, Kuboki S, Husted T, Caldwell CC | display-authors=etal| title=Age-dependent responses to hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. | journal=Shock | year= 2005 | volume= 24 | issue= 5 | pages= 421-7 | pmid=16247327 | doi=10.1097/01.shk.0000181282.14050.11 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16247327 }}</ref> | |||
#Skin<ref name="pmid448182">{{cite journal| author=Goodson WH, Hunt TK| title=Wound healing and aging. | journal=J Invest Dermatol | year= 1979 | volume= 73 | issue= 1 | pages= 88-91 | pmid=448182 | doi=10.1111/1523-1747.ep12532775 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=448182 }}</ref><ref name="pmid14961191">{{cite journal| author=Gosain A, DiPietro LA| title=Aging and wound healing. | journal=World J Surg | year= 2004 | volume= 28 | issue= 3 | pages= 321-6 | pmid=14961191 | doi=10.1007/s00268-003-7397-6 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14961191 }}</ref><ref name="pmid21146726">{{cite journal| author=Zouboulis CC, Makrantonaki E| title=Clinical aspects and molecular diagnostics of skin aging. | journal=Clin Dermatol | year= 2011 | volume= 29 | issue= 1 | pages= 3-14 | pmid=21146726 | doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2010.07.001 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21146726 }}</ref><ref name="pmid24527317">{{cite journal| author=Farage MA, Miller KW, Elsner P, Maibach HI| title=Characteristics of the Aging Skin. | journal=Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) | year= 2013 | volume= 2 | issue= 1 | pages= 5-10 | pmid=24527317 | doi=10.1089/wound.2011.0356 | pmc=3840548 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24527317 }}</ref> | |||
#Immune system changes—Non-specific down [[regulation of the immune response]] occurs, affecting both [[Cell mediated immunity|cell mediated]] and [[humeral pathway]]<ref name="pmid27126815">{{cite journal| author=Emami SA, Motevalian SA, Momeni M, Karimi H| title=The epidemiology of geriatric burns in Iran: A national burn registry-based study. | journal=Burns | year= 2016 | volume= 42 | issue= 5 | pages= 1128-1132 | pmid=27126815 | doi=10.1016/j.burns.2016.03.011 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27126815 }}</ref><ref name="pmid12777910">{{cite journal| author=Fitzwater J, Purdue GF, Hunt JL, O'Keefe GE| title=The risk factors and time course of sepsis and organ dysfunction after burn trauma. | journal=J Trauma | year= 2003 | volume= 54 | issue= 5 | pages= 959-66 | pmid=12777910 | doi=10.1097/01.TA.0000029382.26295.AB | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12777910 }}</ref><ref name="pmid29080833">{{cite journal| author=Frankel JH, Boe DM, Albright JM, O'Halloran EB, Carter SR, Davis CS | display-authors=etal| title=Age-related immune responses after burn and inhalation injury are associated with altered clinical outcomes. | journal=Exp Gerontol | year= 2018 | volume= 105 | issue= | pages= 78-86 | pmid=29080833 | doi=10.1016/j.exger.2017.10.022 | pmc=5871535 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29080833 }}</ref>[[humoral pathways|.]]<ref name="pmid24296590">{{cite journal| author=Jagger A, Shimojima Y, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM| title=Regulatory T cells and the immune aging process: a mini-review. | journal=Gerontology | year= 2014 | volume= 60 | issue= 2 | pages= 130-7 | pmid=24296590 | doi=10.1159/000355303 | pmc=4878402 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24296590 }}</ref><ref name="pmid10911963">{{cite journal| author=Franceschi C, Bonafè M, Valensin S, Olivieri F, De Luca M, Ottaviani E | display-authors=etal| title=Inflamm-aging. An evolutionary perspective on immunosenescence. | journal=Ann N Y Acad Sci | year= 2000 | volume= 908 | issue= | pages= 244-54 | pmid=10911963 | doi=10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06651.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10911963 }}</ref> | |||
#''[[Metabolic]] changes''—The basal [[metabolic]] rate increases up ([[hypermetabolic]]) to three times its original rate because of Increased levels of [[catecholamines]] and [[Cortisol level|cortisol]] . This, coupled with [[splanchnic]] [[hypoperfusion]], necessitates early and aggressive enteral feeding to decrease [[catabolism]] and maintain [[gut]] integrity. ''Immunological''<ref name="pmid30361081">{{cite journal| author=Ward J, Phillips G, Radotra I, Smailes S, Dziewulski P, Zhang J | display-authors=etal| title=Frailty: an independent predictor of burns mortality following in-patient admission. | journal=Burns | year= 2018 | volume= 44 | issue= 8 | pages= 1895-1902 | pmid=30361081 | doi=10.1016/j.burns.2018.09.022 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30361081 }}</ref><ref name="pmid25383979">{{cite journal| author=Romanowski KS, Barsun A, Pamlieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Sen S| title=Frailty score on admission predicts outcomes in elderly burn injury. | journal=J Burn Care Res | year= 2015 | volume= 36 | issue= 1 | pages= 1-6 | pmid=25383979 | doi=10.1097/BCR.0000000000000190 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25383979 }}</ref><ref name="pmid151836302">{{cite journal| author=Herndon DN, Tompkins RG| title=Support of the metabolic response to burn injury. | journal=Lancet | year= 2004 | volume= 363 | issue= 9424 | pages= 1895-902 | pmid=15183630 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16360-5 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15183630 }}</ref> | |||
#Increased leakage of fluid from the [[capillaries]], and subsequent tissue edema. This causes overall blood volume loss, with the remaining blood suffering significant [[Plasma (blood)|plasma]] loss, making the blood more concentrated.<ref name="urlPorth Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States - Charlotte Pooler - كتب Google">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.ae/books?id=2-MFXOEG0lcC&pg=PA1516&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Porth Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States - Charlotte Pooler - كتب Google |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><br /> | |||
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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
A burn is an injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation, or friction. Burns can be highly variable in terms of the tissue affected, the severity, and resultant complications. Muscle, bone, blood vessel, and epidermal tissue can all be damaged with subsequent pain due to profound injury to nerve endings. Depending on the location affected and the degree of severity, a burn victim may experience a wide number of potentially fatal complications including shock, infection, electrolyte imbalance and respiratory distress. Beyond physical complications, burns can also result in severe psychological and emotional distress due to scarring and deformity.
Pathophysiology
Burns is the result of damage to the skin involving the two main layers - the thin, outer epidermis and the thicker, deeper dermis by a temperatures greater than 44 °C (111 °F), leads to cell and tissue damage because of breaking down of the cells proteins then start losing their three-dimensional shape. Burn caused by[1][2]:
- Electrical injuries (can be deceiving with small entry and exit wounds, however, there may be extensive internal organ injury or associated traumatic injuries).
- Chemical injuries (divided into acid or alkali burns. Alkali burns tend to be more severe causing more penetration deeper into the skin by liquefying the skin (liquefaction necrosis) and acid burns penetrate less because they cause a coagulation injury (coagulation necrosis).
| • Obvious pattern from cigarettes, lighters, irons |
| • Burns to soles, palms, genitalia, buttocks, perineum |
| • Symmetrical burns of uniform depth |
| • No splash marks in a scald injury. A child falling into a bath will splash; one that is placed into it may not |
| • Restraint injuries on upper limbs |
| • Is there sparing of flexion creases—that is, was child in fetal position (position of protection) when burnt? Does this correlate to a “tide line” of scald—that is, if child is put into a fetal position, do the burns line up? |
| • “Doughnut sign,” an area of spared skin surrounded by scald. If a child is forcibly held down in a bath of hot water, the part in contact with the bottom of the bath will not burn, but the tissue around will |
| • Other signs of physical abuse—bruises of varied age, poorly kempt, lack of compliance with health care (such as no immunisations) |
Most burns are small and superficial causing only local injuries, However, burns can be larger and deeper, and patients can also have a systemic response to severe burns [5][6]
Local response
The three zones of a burn were described by Jackson in 1947.
Zone of coagulation—This occurs at the point of maximum damage. In this zone there is irreversible tissue loss due to coagulation of the constituent proteins.
Zone of stasis—The surrounding zone of stasis is characterized by decreased tissue perfusion. The tissue in this zone is potentially salvageable. The main aim of burns resuscitation is to increase tissue perfusion here and prevent any damage becoming irreversible. Additional insults—such as prolonged hypotension, infection, or edema—can convert this zone into an area of complete tissue loss.
Zone of hyperemia—In this outermost zone tissue perfusion is increased. The tissue here will invariably recover unless there is severe sepsis or prolonged hypoperfusion.
These three zones of a burn are three dimensional, and loss of tissue in the zone of stasis will lead to the wound deepening as well as widening.
Systemic response
The increase of the catecholamines and cortisol,or The release of cytokines and other inflammatory mediators at the site of injury has a systemic effect once the burn reaches 30% of total body surface area and the site of injury lead to:
- Cardiovascular system changes—Capillary permeability is increased, leading to loss of intravascular proteins and fluids into the interstitial compartment. Peripheral and splanchnic vasoconstriction occurs. Myocardial contractility is decreased, possibly due to release of tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα). These change[7][8]s, coupled with fluid loss from the burn wound,[9] result in systemic hypotension and end organ hypoperfusion because of Increased levels of catecholamines. and a fast heart rate[10]
- Renal system changes—kidney failure because of the Poor blood flow to organs.[11]
- Respiratory system changes—Inflammatory mediators cause bronchoconstriction, and in severe burns adult respiratory distress syndrome can occur.
- Gastrointestinal system changes— stomach ulcers because of the Poor blood flow to organs.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
- Skin[18][19][20][21]
- Immune system changes—Non-specific down regulation of the immune response occurs, affecting both cell mediated and humeral pathway[22][23][24].[25][26]
- Metabolic changes—The basal metabolic rate increases up (hypermetabolic) to three times its original rate because of Increased levels of catecholamines and cortisol . This, coupled with splanchnic hypoperfusion, necessitates early and aggressive enteral feeding to decrease catabolism and maintain gut integrity. Immunological[27][28][29]
- Increased leakage of fluid from the capillaries, and subsequent tissue edema. This causes overall blood volume loss, with the remaining blood suffering significant plasma loss, making the blood more concentrated.[30]
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References
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