NURSING 3V03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Nonverbal Communication, Myoglobin, Modified-Release Dosage
31 Jul 2018
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Burn incidence has decreased but still numerous, preventable: prevention initiatives should focus on behaviours that lead to risk ie: playing with fire, no longer blaming the individual creative legislative changes. Ie: child resistant lighters, hardwired smoke detectors and alarms etc. Types of burns: thermal: caused by flame, flash fire, scalding or contact with hot object . Most common: chemical: tissue injury by acids, alkalis, and organic compounds. Alkali burns more difficult to manage bc harder to neutralize than acids. Organic compounds: contact burns and system toxicity. Phenols and petroleum ie: gasoline: smoke and inhalation injury: Damage to respiratory tract that result from inhalation of hot air or noxious chemicals. Vocal cords and glottis are protective for lung tissue. 3 types of smoke and inhalation injuries: Carbon monoxide poisoning: co displaces o2 on hemoglobin causing hypoxia. Severe poisoning will present with skin being a cherry red colour.
