Chapter 24: Burns Crossword

an injury to the tissues of the body caused by heat, chemicals, electric current, or radiation
caused by flame, flash, scald or contact with hot objects, most common type of burn injury
are the result of contact with acids, alkalis, and organic compounds
occurs from breathing noxious chemicals or hot air, and can cause damage to the respiratory tract
hemoglobin combined with carbon monoxide
result from intense heat generated from an electric current
erythema, blanching on pressure, pain and mild swelling, no vesicles or blisters
fluid vesicles that are red, shiny, wet. sever pain. mild to moderate edema
dry, waxy white, leathery or hard skin; no pain due to nerve destruction
use this to calculate TBSA
use this to calculate fluid resuscitation needs in burn patients
an incision in the full-thickness eschar; done to restore circulation to compromised extremities
cadaver skin
patient's own skin
patient's own skin cell cultures