Kinds of burns and their degree

Most of the burns that an ordinary person encounters are minor. We accidentally burn ourselves with hot water, hot metal, fire from a gas stove, etc. All types of burns can be divided into several categories. Consider this and much more in more detail.

What are the types of burns?

There are the following varieties that a person can face:

1. Thermal. Typically, these types of burns are caused by fire, steam, hot objects or liquids. Scalding with boiling water is the most common burning event that both children and adults face. A burn from the inhalation of hot steam or gas, after which the lungs may be damaged, also occurs frequently.
2. Effects on the skin at a critically low temperature (frostbite) is also a type of burn.
3. Electric. Occur when skin contacts the electrical wires.
4. Chemical. Kinds of burns that occur when the skin comes in contact with various chemicals such as acid, alkali, salt.
5. Radiation. Can occur with prolonged exposure to the sun, in the solarium, under the influence of X-rays, during radiation therapy, etc.
6. Burns caused by friction. Often arise at a time when an object rubs against the skin. For example, athletes can get such an injury during a fall on mats.

Kinds of burns, their degrees. Warning of children

The burn can damage not only the skin, but also the organs under it. These are muscles, venous vessels, nerves, lungs and eyes. There are types of burns of the first, second, third (A, B) and fourth degree. The degree is set by doctors, depending on how badly the skin and other tissues have suffered. Degrees can be described as follows:

1. The first. The burn of the uppermost layer of the skin is the epithelium. With it, there is redness and a little pain.
2. The second. The epithelium is damaged to the growth layer. It is manifested by the formation of a blister with a serous mass.
3. Third degree (A). The dermis is affected, but its bottom remains practically unscathed (sebaceous glands, hair follicles, sweat glands). It appears as large blisters. The wound can go deeper with time.
4. Third degree (B). The death of the skin.
5. The fourth. The destruction of tissues under the skin, down to the bones.

The condition of a patient with burns is determined based on several factors, including:

• Depth, size, cause, what exactly is damaged part of the body, what is the general health of the victim;
• Associated injuries, such as cuts, fractures and others.

Many parents take various actions to prevent small children from getting burned. Kinds of burns (the prevention of burns can differ depending on it), which the child can receive at home, are various. In order to prevent this, you need:

• Do not leave unattended household chemical products: vinegar, alcohol, etc .;
• Also ensure that irons and other incandescent objects do not remain indoors without adults;
• Close the sockets with special plugs;
• Closely monitor the child, which is the most reliable way to protect it from burns.