Symptoms of deep second degree burns

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Burn is a common injury. In daily life, the most common causes of injury are hot fluid (boiling water, hot oil, hot porridge), steam, flame, etc. in addition, some chemicals (acid, alkali, phosphorus, magnesium, benzene), electric current, radiation and nuclear energy can also cause skin or other tissue damage. The severity of a burn depends on the area and depth of the burn. The larger the area and the deeper the depth, the more serious the local and systemic effects. So what are the symptoms of deep second degree burns? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of deep second degree burns

Deep second degree burns are characterized by hypoalgesia, positive hair removal test, and possibly accompanied by massive exudation. If the dermis is damaged, if it is a small wound, it can be healed without leaving scars. If the scald is relatively large, skin grafting is generally required, and scar healing may occur at the same time.

Deep second degree burns reach deep dermis, with mild pain, less blisters, thick blister wall, reddish or white base, red spots in skin lesions, easy to infection, healing in 3-4 weeks, and scar formation

The recovery of deep second degree burn generally takes several weeks, and the healing time of deep second degree burn depends on the burn area, location, physical condition, diet and other comprehensive factors, especially the infection. Mainly need to take burn ointment for external use and anti infection treatment, so it generally takes about half a month, or even about a month.

matters needing attention

Debridement should be performed in aseptic condition for second degree burn, and then the wound should be bandaged or exposed. Appropriate use of analgesics and antibiotics to prevent infection. If the burn area is large, we must pay attention to systemic treatment, such as anti shock, anti infection, enhancing body resistance and so on.