Burns

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• QDo burns affect children differently than adults?

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  ADr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD answered

  <p>Burns can be more serious on both children and older adults. These age groups are more vulnerable to the burns and their complications. Young children are also more susceptible to burns because they may not understand...Full Answer
• QDo electrical burns affect children differently than adults?

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  ADr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD answered

  Electrical burns can be more serious for both children and older adults. These age groups are more vulnerable to burns and their complications. It's possible for a healthy adult to survive burns on up to 90 percent of th...Full Answer
• QHow common are burns?

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  ADr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD answered

  Over 2 million Americans are treated every year for burns. That number doesn&#39;t take into account the millions of minor burns that do not require a doctor&#39;s care. Around 3,800 people in the U.S. die each year from...Full Answer
• QHow do I care for someone with burn pain?

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  ADr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD answered

  <p>Minor burn pain may be able to be treated immediately with cool water and an over-the-counter pain reliever. In more serious cases, the burn pain may be severe and last for a significant amount of time. In such cases,...Full Answer
• QWhat is a superficial burn?

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  ADiana Meeks answered

  <p>"Superficial" refers only to the burn's depth of damage within the skin. Superficial burns are first-degree burns that only damage the outermost layer of skin. Of course, this doesn't mean that they aren't painful, bu...Full Answer
• QWhat are fourth-degree burns?

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  ADr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD answered

  A fourth-degree burn is a non-technical term that describes extreme burns that go all the way down to the muscle and bone. These burns are so severe that they can cause the skin to turn black. Technically, these burns ar...Full Answer
• QWhat are burns?

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  ADiana Meeks answered

  <p>Burns are tissue injuries. They are most often caused by heat (like fire or hot water), which is known as a thermal burn. Other types of burns include chemical burns, electrical burns, and radiation burns. Burns can v...Full Answer

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• QWhat are the symptoms of burns?

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  <p>The symptoms of burns, a common skin injury, will differ based on the kind of burn and the degree of burn. Most burns will make the skin red, wet-looking, or leathery. A particularly bad burn may leave the skin loo...Full Answer
• QWhat is a second-degree burn?

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  <p>With a second-degree burn, the first layer of skin (the epidermis) and the second layer of skin (the dermis) are both burned. During the burning process, blisters develop on top of the bright red skin, and you will fe...Full Answer
• QHow do burns affect the body?

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  ADiana Meeks answered

  <p>A mild burn, like a first-degree burn, usually won&#39;t affect the body beyond the original wound, which should heal once the top layer of skin is shed. More serious burns, like second- and third-degree burns, howeve...Full Answer

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