How are first-degree burns, different from second-degree and third-degree burns?
Electricity, corrosive chemical or heat source can burn and damage the skin. Depending on the degree of severity and amount of skin involved, burns can be classified further as: • First-degree burns – tenderness in the skin and their maybe some swelling and only outer layer of the skin is damaged. • Second degree burns – swelling maybe mild or moderate, red blisters accompanied by pain, and both outer dermis and dermis are damaged. • Third degree burns – there is extensive swelling but no blisters. Skin appears black, tanned, brown, red or white. There is usually no immediate pain and bleeding. Because of nerve damage all the skin layers are destroyed.
Electricity, corrosive chemical or heat source can burn and damage the skin. Depending on the degree of severity and amount of skin involved, burns can be classified further as: • First-degree burns – tenderness in the skin and their maybe some swelling and only outer layer of the skin is damaged. • Second degree burns – swelling maybe mild or moderate, red blisters accompanied by pain, and both outer dermis and dermis are damaged. • Third degree burns – there is extensive swelling but no blisters. Skin appears black, tanned, brown, red or white. There is usually no immediate pain and bleeding. Because of nerve damage all the skin layers are destroyed.
