Burn

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Burn

Burn (/bɜːrn/), from the Old English beornan meaning "to be on fire", is a type of injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or radiation.

Types of Burns

Burns can be classified into three categories:

  • First-degree burns are superficial burns that only affect the skin's outer layer, or the epidermis. They typically cause pain and reddening of the skin.
  • Second-degree burns extend to the second layer of the skin, or the dermis. They cause pain, redness, swelling, and blistering.
  • Third-degree burns are the most severe type of burn and extend through every layer of the skin. They can cause permanent tissue damage.

Causes

Burns can be caused by a variety of factors, including:

  • Heat burns are caused by fire, steam, hot objects, or hot liquids.
  • Cold burns are caused by skin exposure to wet, cold, or windy conditions.
  • Chemical burns are caused by contact with household or industrial chemicals in a liquid, solid, or gas form.
  • Radiation burns are caused by the sun, tanning booths, sunlamps, X-rays, or radiation therapy for cancer.

Treatment

Treatment for burns depends on the cause of the burn, how deep it is, and how much of the body it covers. Antibiotic creams can prevent or treat infections. For more serious burns, treatment may be needed to clean the wound, replace the skin, or provide temporary skin coverage. Severe burns may require treatment at specialized burn centers and long-term follow-up care.

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