National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
According to numbers by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately six million car collisions occur annually in the U.S.
Burn Injuries
Burn injuries can be severe and lead to infection; skin, tissue, and nerve damage; cardiac arrest; vision loss; scarring and disfigurement; and emotional trauma. Three burns are common in car accidents, truck accidents, fires, and explosions. (1) first-degree burn; (2) Second Degree burn, (3) third-degree burn; and (4) fourth-degree burn.
Common treatments for severe burn injuries include:
(1) Airway support, including oxygen tubes or a ventilator
(2) Chest X-rays in the event of facial or airway burns
(3) Cardiac tests and IV fluids for shock, dehydration, and other complications
(4) Pain management medications
(5) Ointments and creams for pain and infection
(6) Immunizations, if necessary, i.e., tetanus
(7) Skin grafts and other reconstructive surgeries
(8) Physical and occupational therapy
First-Degree
A first-degree burn is a superficial burn. It’s an injury that affects the first layer of your skin. First-degree burns are the mildest skin injuries and usually don’t require medical treatment. As such, First-degree burns the outer layer of the skin (epidermis). It is typically red and excruciating; healing may occur in days or weeks; the skin dries and peels away.
Second-Degree
Second-degree burns are more severe and lead to blisters, extreme redness, and soreness. Some blisters burst open and give the burn a wet look.
If you have a second-degree burn, You should keep your burn covered for the first few days after the event as you let your skin heal. Make sure your blisters stay closed on your skin. If a blister breaks open, you should cover your burn with a bandage to prevent an infection. If the blister isn’t broken, you can let your burn air out or breathe without an application.
Third-Degree
A third-degree burn is when all layers of skin are destroyed. And tissue below the skin is affected. Areas will appear black or white, dry, not wet; will not blanch; injury is too severe to feel immediate pain.
Bones and muscle injury in a third-degree burn are joint. Your skin may be white, black, brown, or leathery. This burn injury is often painless because the nerves are damaged. Bones and muscles are injured in a third-degree burn. A third-degree burn is the most severe type of burn. A fourth-degree burn is the same as a third-degree but also extends into muscle and bone.
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