Burn Injury: A Case Study

He became trapped inside his car, sustaining abrasions to his face, forehead and temple, as well as lacerations to his left thigh. By the time the ambulance arrived, he had lost a litre of blood and bruising developed on both thighs, presumably from being crushed. Upon arrival at the hospital, the patient's extremities were cold, he was semicomatose, his blood pressure was low, and he was experiencing tachycardia. All of these signs, and the large loss of blood were indicators the patient could go into hypovolemic shock. Therefore, 3L of saline was administered to manage his condition.

According to the Rule of Nines, the lower extremities are 18% each, and the abdomen is 9%, Therefore, if the abdomen (9%) and both legs (36%) are burned, the total percentage is 45%.

After reviewing the case of Cameron Todd Willingham and the suspected murder of his three children, Mr. Willingham was beyond a doubt innocent. There are multiple articles and facts that point to the wrongful conviction and execution of Mr. Willingham on Feb. 17, 2004.

You had a serious burn. This includes burns to the face, neck, hands, or genitals, or burns greater than the size of your palm anywhere

I felt intense warmth around my bed frame. Just as I was about to open my eyes I sensed a strong surge of pain that overwhelmed my body, as I looked down at my legs, I saw a sea of orange flames devouring my bed sheets. It was in that moment that I realized that my house was on fire, and my legs were burned. This is an example of how most Americans experience home fires. In fact, residential properties have the most fire related “deaths (76.5%), fire injuries (78.0%) and fire dollar loss (55.0%)” in the United States (United States Fire Administration, 2013). The most popular injuries related to fires are burn wounds. Burn wounds can be categorized into three different levels: first degree, second degree, and third degree burns.

Burns disrupt the continuity of skin and are one of the most prevalent and devastating forms of trauma. In 2016 in the United States, 486,000 people received medical treatment for burn injuries and 40,000 people were hospitalized for burn injuries. The varying degrees of burns that present for medical

Fifty-eight patients with 3rd degree burns were studied. Samples of eschar were taken from the center of the wounds between 2 and 46 days. Skin biopsies from 5 control patients were taken from surgical wounds immediately after the first incisions were made (1). The tissue samples were mounted, fixed and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Some were used for immunohistochemistry to detect complement and CRP. These tissue sections were incubated with either polyclonal rabbit anti-human complement C3d at 1:2000 dilution or with a 1:400 dilution of monoclonal mouse anti-human CRP or with a 1:400 dilution of monoclonal mouse anti-human CD68 (to detect macrophages) or with a 1:500 dilution of polyclonal rabbit anti-human myeloperoxidase (to demonstrate neutrophils) (1). Control slides were not stained with primary antibody. The Cd3 and CRP levels were analyzed with a scoring system of 0-3 with 0 being negative and 3 being strongly positive (1). The macrophage and neutrophil levels were assessed by choosing 10 high powered fields (at 400x magnification) per section and counting the cells staining positively for CD68 and MPO respectively. The average number of cells per field was considered to be the score of the biopsy (1).

Harold has sustained full thickness burns, partial thickness burns and superficial burns. These burns will have characteristics the full thickness burn destroys the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin and may penetrate more deeply into the underlying structures. A full thickness burn will have a dense white, waxy or even a charred appearance and is not sensitive to a light touch. A light touch is not felt by a patient as the sensory nerves in the dermis have been destroyed (Carville, 2012, p 95). The partial thickness burn extends into the deeper layer of the dermis and will appear moist or dry red or white tissue and blisters. The partial thickness burn has a diminished capillary return, with no or sluggish blanching when pressure is applied

This objective is the second most important because detection and proper medical care of burn infections are crucial to ensuring the patient’s health and preventing further damage to the affected area.

In stage one which is also known as Superficial first-degree burn this burn only affects the epidermis, or outer layer of skin, this type of burn is the most common burn people will get and this type of burn will be red and sensitive for a day or two and will heal on its

Second-degree burns are classified as a deeper burn, which appears red, white, splotchy skin; the area looks wet or moist (“Burns Symptoms”). This degree of burns also causes pain and swelling, which could also lead to blisters and scarring (“Burns Symptoms”). The last degree of burns are third-degree burns, these burns affect much deeper layers of skin, fat, and nerves. Someone who has experienced a third-degree burn may have difficulty breathing, experience smoke inhalation or carbon monoxide poisoning (“Burns Symptoms”). Being charred black, white, waxy, leathery and even numbness identifies the affected area as a third-degree burn (“Burns

Death by fire is about a man named Cameron todd Willingham he was falsely accused of a murder that took place in Corsicana texas in 1991, they said that his killed his three daughters because he was barely injured in the fire and he also did not try ti get his children out. He shows bad behavior towards his wife and after his three daughters passed he was in a bar showing no emotion as if his daughters did not die. He got the death penalty for it and he might not have been the one who did it but police and investigators were not sure. They think he did it because he had demon posters and because people in the neighborhood testified that they know for a fact that he is not respectful towards his family. He had a bad temper and he used to beat

Acute knee pain related to tissue injuries of the left knee secondary to fell at home as evidenced by the patient complain of can’t get down from bed and it hurts when I move my left knee, pain is more severe when bending knee “, she rated the pain score as 7 out of 10 and patient winced in pain when the knee was touched.

A recent study conducted by Kuehl, Sakarya, & Elliot et al. (2012) discussed the relationship between lifestyle variables among firefighters and filing a worker’s compensation claim due to firefighter injury. The study indicated that firefighters are at high risk of increased musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses compared to other individuals in a different job. For example, a large number of firefighters died and were injured while protecting the public, fighting fire, responding to hazardous materials, and training. The leading causes are occupational injuries that cause disability or early retirement. The major reason for increased occupational injuries among firefighters is raising prevalence of inactivity, hypertension, lower fitness level, and obesity. These factors are the major reasons for the increased number of injuries and deaths among firefighters. Lack of fitness and unclear vision to address emergency situations contributed to increasing fatalities. The total rate of firefighters who suffered from obesity exposed to injuries was three times higher than normal

BURN is a type of injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, friction or radiation [1]. Burn happens suddenly and has the potential to cause death, lifelong disfigurement and dysfunction. A crucial part of burn management is assessing the depth and extent of burn injury. Burn degrees are classified into superficial, superficial partial thickness, deep partial thickness and full thickness.