Minor Burn

Age: ‍ years old

Gender: ‍malefemale



HISTORY:

Presents with a burn that occurred ‍ ‍days ago

Location is on ‍rightleft ‍ ‍

Mechanism of burn: ‍scaldfirechemicalelectricalsun exposurecontact with ‍

Alleviating factors: ‍none, ‍effectiveineffective

Occupation: ‍



Associated symptoms: *Try using right-click for negatives*

‍pain

‍redness

‍swelling

‍blisters

‍peeling skin

‍white or charred skin



‍immunodeficiency

Tetanus vaccination: ‍up-to-dateincompleteunvaccinated





EXAM:

General appearance: ‍well-appearing, ‍apparent distress

Skin: ‍rashlesions on ‍





ASSESSMENT:

‍Minor burn ‍likelysuspectedpossible

DDx: superficial burn, partial thickness burn, full thickness burn, chemical burn, electrical burn, radiation burn, friction burn, inhalation injury, sunburn, thermal burn, contact dermatitis, cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, scar formation, hypertrophic scarring, wound infection, sepsis, hypovolemia





PLAN:

Investigations:

- Burn wound culture

Treatments:

- Thorough cleaning of the wound with normal saline

- Burn wound debridement

- ‍Topical antibiotics

- ‍Analgesics

- ‍Oral antibiotics

- Burn dressing

- Tetanus vaccination

- Physiotherapy for whirpool

- Education on burn care and prevention

Further care:

- Referral to burn center

- Referral to plastic surgeon

- Follow-up in ‍ ‍daysweeks

- Return if signs of infection develop such as redness, swelling, pus, or fever