3. Learning objectives
Type of burn injury
Classification of burns
Pathophysiology of burn
Treatment
Complications of burn
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INTRODUCTION
Majorty of burns in children are SCALDS caused
by accidents with kettles,pans,hot drinks and
bath water
In young males burn caused by experimenting
With mathes and inflamable liquides
Electrical and chemical injuries occur in adults with
Associated conditions such as mental disease,
Epilepsy Alcohal and drug abuse
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CLASSIFICATION OF BURNS
1.Depending on the percentage of burns
MILD
o Partial thickness burns <15% in adults and <10%
In children
or
o Full thickness <2%
o Can be treated on outpatient department
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CLASSIFICATION (CONT……)
SEVERE
oSecond degree burns more then 25% in adults
and More then 20% in children
oAll third degree burns more then 10%
oAll electrical burns and inhalation burns
oBurns with fracture
oBurns involving eyes,ears,feet,hands and
perineum
9. Classification(cont…..)
2.Depending on thickness of skin involved
First degree
Second degree
Third degree
Fourth degree
Partial thickness burns
I. Superficial
II. Deep
Full thickness
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19. Extent of surface area burned
Rule of nines-An estimated
of the TBSA involved as a
result of a burn.
The rule of nines measures
the percentage of the body
burned by dividing the body
into multiples of nine.
The initial evaluation is
made upon arrival at the
hospital.
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Pathophysiology of burn injury
Most common organ affected is the skin
Burn can also damage airways and lungs with life
Threatening consequenses
Respiratory system injuries occure if person trapped
In a burning vehicle,house,car and is forced to inhale
The hot and poisonous gases
Hot gases burn the lining of airway above the larynx
And lining start to swell later on block the airway
Steam causes damage to the lower airways,respiratory
Epithelium swells and detach from bronchial tree
22. Pathophysiology(cont……)
Metabolic poisoning
Carbon monoxide is a product of incomplete combustion
That is often produced by fires in a closed space is one of
Many poisonous gases
Co binds to hb with an affinity of 240> O2 so block
Transport Of O2
Level of carboxyhaemoglobin in blood can be measure
Conc >10% dangerous and need treatment with pure
Oxygen for more then 24hours
Hydrogen cynide causes metabolic acidosis by interefering
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23. Pathophysiology(cont……)
Inhalational injury
caused by mainute particles within thick smoke because
Of their small size and are not filtered by the upper
Airwayand are carried down to
lung parenchyma
Stick to moist lining causes
intense reaction in alveoli
Causes chemical pneumonitis
followed by oedema within
Alveolar sac and dec gaseous
exchange
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24. Pathophysiology(cont……)
Inflamtion and circulatory changes
Burn skin release of neuropeptides activation of
Complement are intiated by stimulation of pain fibers and
Alteration of proteins by heat
Activation of hageman factor alter archidonic acid
Thrombin and kallikrein pathways
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25. Pathophysiology(cont……)
At cellular level
Complement causes degranulation of mast cells
Attracts neutrophils which also degranulate and releases
Large amount of free radicals and proteases
Mast cells also releases TNF@ which act as chemotactic
Agent to inflamatory cells
These inflamatory factors alter permeability of bld vessels
Large protein molecules can also escape with ease
Damaged collagen and extravasated proteins oncotic
Pressure further increase flow of water from intravascular
Toextravascular space
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26. Pathophysiology
Heat causes coagulation necrosis of skin and
subcutaneous tissue.
↓
Release of vasoactive peptides
↓
Altered capillary permeability
↓
Loss of fluid → Severe hypovolaemia
↓
Decreased cardiac → Decreased myocardial
output function
↓
Decreased renal blood → Oliguria
flow (Renal failure)
↓
Altered pulmonary resistance causing pulmonary
Oedema infection
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
↓
Multi Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS).
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27. ASSESSMENT OF BURNS
1.ASSESSING SIZE
Burn size should be assessed in a controlled environment
Toavoid hypothermia
In smaller burns just cut a piece a clean paper the size of
patient ,s whole hand (digit and palm)which present 1% TBSA
And match this to the area
Another accurate way of measuring the size of burns is to draw
The burn on a LUND AND BROWDER CHART
Age in
yrs
0 1 5 10 15 adult
A head 9 8 6 5 4 3
B thigh 2 3 4 4 4 4
01C6leg 2 2 3 3 3 3 18
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ASSESSMENT(CONT…..)
RULE OF 9 (wallace,s rule of 9
Each upper limb is 9% TBSA
Each lower limb is 18% TBSA
Torso 18% each side
Head and neck 9%
Perineum 1%
In children head and neck is 18% and
Lower limb is 13.5% each=13.5*2=27%
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ASSESSMENT(CONT…..)
2.Assessing depth from the history
Burning of human skin is temperature and time dependent
It takes 6 hours for skin maintained at 44c* for irreversible changes
A surface teperature of 70c* for 1 second produce epidermal
destruction
example of exposure t o hot water at 65c*
45 second exposure produce full thickness burn
15 second exposure produce deep partial thickness burn
7 second exposure produce superficial partial thikness burn
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ASSESSMENT(CONT…..)
a) Superficial partial thickness burns
No deeper then papillary dermis
Blister formation
Loss of epidermis
Capillary return visible
When blanched
Dermis is pink and moist
Pin prick sensation normal
Heal without scarring
In 2 weeks
Treatment is non surgical
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ASSESSMENT(CONT…..)
b)Deep partial thickness burn
Damage to deeper parts of dermis
Epidermis is usually lost
Fixed capillary staining
Colour does not blanch with pressure
Sensation is reduced
Pt is unable to distinguish sharp from blunt pressure
Takes 3 or more weeks to heal without surgery
Leads to hypertrophic scarring
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ASSESSMENT(CONT…..)
c)Full thicknessburns
Whole of the dermis destroyed
Hard and leathery feel
No capillary return
Often thrombosed vessels can be seen under
The skin
These are completely anesthetised
No pain and no bleeding
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Causes of death in burns
a. Hypovolaemia and shock
b. Renal failure
c. Pulmonary oedema and ARDS
d. Septicaemia
e. Multiorgan failure
44. Management of burns
Prehospital care
Stop the burning process
Stop,drop and roll is a good method of extinguishing
Fire
Cool the burn wound
This provide analgesia and slow the delayed micro-
-vascular damage which occure after a burn injury
Cooling should be for minimum 10 mintues and up to
One hour to avoid hypothermia
Give oxygen
Give oxygen especialy if there is altered level concious_
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Management of burns
Elevate
Sitting a patient up with a burned airway may prove life
Saving
Elevation of burned limbs reduce swelling and discomfort
Check for other injuries
A standard ABC check followed by a secondary survey
Patients burned in explosions may have head and spine injuries
And other life threatening problems
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Management of burns
Indications for admission in burns
Susected airway or inhalational injury
Any burn require fluide resusciation
Any burn in extreme of ages
All electrical and chemical burns
Any burn which require surgery
Burn of any significance to hands,face,feet or perineum
Suspicious of non accidental injury
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Management of burns
Hospital care
Admit the patient
Airway control
Breathing and ventilation
Circulation
Disability
Exposure with environment control
Fluid resuscitation
Assess the %age,degree and type of burn
Keep the patient in clean environment
Sedation and proper analgesia
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Management of burns
A.AIRWAY CONTROL
Burned airway creates problems by swelling and can completely
Occlude the airway
Secure airway with an endotracheal tube until
swelling subsided which is Usually 48 hours
Delayed diagnosis of airway burn make difficult to intubate the
Patient in presence of lyrangeal oedema so cricothyroidectomy
Should be done
Early intubation of suspected airway burn is the treatment of
Choice in such patients
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Management of burns
B.BREATHING
A progressive increase in respiratory rate and effort ,anxiety
Rising pulse and confusion with decreasing o2 saturation
These symptoms take 24 hours to 5 days to appear
Treatment starts as soon as possible including
Physiotherapy
Nebulisers
Warm humidified oxygen
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Management of burns
Fluide resuscitation
Iv volume must be maintained following a burn in order to
provide sufficient circulation to perfuse not only the organs but
also the peripheral tissues,especially damaged skin
Iv resuscitation is appropriate for any child with a burn greater
Then 10% and 15%for TBSA for adults
If oral resuscitation is to be commenced then water is given
Should not be salt free
It is appropriate to give oral rehydration with a solution such as
DIORALYTE*
Most common fluid used is ringer lactate
51. Management of burns
Fluid volume is relatively constant in proportion to the area
Of body burned therefore there are formulate that calculate
The approximate volume of fluid needed for the pt of a given
Body weight with a given %age of the body burned
Formulas to calculate the fluid replacement
1.parkland regime (commonly used)
4ML/%burn/kg body weight/24 hours
4*50*60=12000ml in 24 hours
Half this volume is given in the frist 8 hours
Second half is given in the subsequent 16 hours
Others
1. Evan,s formula
2. Muir and barclay
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Management (cont…)
Fluids used
Crystalloid resuscitation
Ringer lactate is the most commonly used crystalloid
These are as effective as colloids for maintaining intra-
-vascular volume
Less expensive
In children
Dextrose saline given for maintanaince
100ml/kg for 24 hours for frist 10kg
50ml/kg for 24 hours for next 10kg
20ml/kg for 24 hours for each kg above 20kg body weight
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Management (cont…)
hypertonic saline
it produces hyperosmolarity and hypernatremia
Reduces shift of intracellular water to extracellular space
Advantages
Include less tissue oedema and a resultant decrease in
Escharotomies and intubations
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Management (cont…)
Colloid resuscitation
Plasma proteins are responsible for the inward oncotic
Pressure that counteracts the outward capillary hydrostatic
Pressure.
Without proteins there will be oedema
Proteins should be given after frist 12 hours of burn before
This time proteins will leak out of cells
Given through muir and barclay formula
0.5*%agebsa burn*weight=one portion
Periods of 4/4/4, 6/6, 12 hours respectively
One portion to b given in each period
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Management (cont…)
Monitoring of resuscitation
The key to monitoring of resuscitation is urinary output
Output should be between 0.5ml and 1.0ml/kg/hour
If urine output is below this infusion rate should increase
By 50%
If still output is inadequate then a bolus of 10ml/kg given
2ml/kg/hr urinary output signals decrease in the rate of
Perfusion
Haematocrit measurement is a usefull tool in confirming
Suspected under or overhydration
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As an absorbent
Management (cont…)
Treating the burn wound
Dressings
Paraffine guaze
Hydrocolloids (duoderm)
Biological dressings
synthetic (biobrane)
natural (amniotic membrane)
Full-thickness and deep dermal burns need antibacterial
dressings to delay colonisation prior to surgery
Open method
Silver sulfadiazine application without dressings commonly
Used in burns of face,head and neck.
Closed method
Dressing done to soothen and to protect the wound
Toreduce the pain
57. Management (cont…)
Treating the burn wound (cont……
Tangential excision
Can be done within 48 hours with skin grafting in patients with less
Then 25% burn
Usually done in deep
dermal burns
Dead dermis is removed
layer by layer Untill fresh
bleeding occurs
Later skin grafting done
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58. Treating the burn wound
(cont……
Treating the burn wound (cont……
escharotomy
Circumferential full-thickness burns to the limbs require emergency
Surgery
The tourniquet effect of this injury
is easily treated by incising the whole length of full-thickness
burns.
This should be done in the mid-axial line, avoiding major
Nerves
The burn needs to be cleaned and the size and depth need to be
Full thickness burns and deep partial-thickness burns that will
requireoperative treatment will need to be dressed with an
antibacterialdressing to delay the onset of colonisation of the
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59. A full-thickness burn to the upper limb with a mid-axial
escharotomy.
The soot and debris have been washed off.
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Topical agent advantages problems
Silver sulfadiazine 1 -Antiseptic (G +ve -Neutropenia,
% and G –ve pseudoeschar
-Soothening, good -- Causes wound
penetration maceration
- Hydration and
softening of eschar
occurs
Sulfamylon – 5% - Antipseudomonal, Very irritant,painful
(Mafenide acetate) anticlostridial Causes acidosis
- Penetrates very
well in to tissues
Silver nitrate – 0.5% - Antiseptic Stains burn area
Povidone iodine Irritant
(5%) - Used on Painfull
granulation tissue - Not used in partial
after eschar burns
separation
Silver sulphadiazine - Boosts cell
and cerium nitrate mediated immunity
and forms sterile
eschar
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Additional aspects of treating burn
patient
Analgesia
Oral form of paracetamol and nsaids in superficial burns
Iv opiates for large burns
Im should not be given in over 10% of TBSA as absorption is
Unpredictable
Short acting analgesia given before dressing
Energy balance
Feeding should start within 6 hrs of injury to reduce gut mucosal damag
Burns patients need extra feeding
A nasogastric tube should be used in all patients with burns over 15%
of TBSA and 10% in case of children
Burn injuries are catabolic in the acute episode.
Removing the burn and achieving healing stops the catabolic drive
62. Additional aspects of treating burn
patient
control of infection
Patients with major burns are immunocompromised,
pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria and fungi enter via the burn
wound,cathetars and iv lines
They have compromised local defences in the lungs and gut due to
oedema
Sterile precautions must be rigorous
Swabs should be taken regularly
A rise in white blood cell count, thrombocytosis and
increased catabolism are warnings of infection
Nursing care
Physiotherapy
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SURGERY FOR THE ACUTE BURN
Any deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burns except
those that are less than about 4 cm2, need surgery
A topical solution of 1:500 000 adrenaline also helps to reduce
bleeding,
deep dermal burns, the top layer of dead dermis is shaved
off until punctate bleeding is observed and the dermis can be
seen to be free of any small thrombosed vessels
Full-thickness burns require full-thickness excision of the
Skin
Postoperative management of these patients obviously
requires careful evaluation of fluid balance and levels of haemoglobin.
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Delayed reconstruction and scar
management
is common for large Full thickness burns
Eyelids must be treated before exposure keratitis arises
Transposition flaps and Z-plasties with or without tissue
expansion are useful
Full-thickness grafts and free flaps may be needed for large
or difficult areas
Hypertrophy is treated with pressure garments to be worn
for 6-18 months
Smaller areas of hypertrophy, silicone patches will speed
scar maturation,as will intralesional injection of steroid.
Pharmacological treatment of itch is important
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Effects of burn
Shock due to hypovolaemia
Renal failure(toxins from burn&myoglobin)
Pulmonary oedema,resp infections,ARDS,resp failure
Infection by staph aureus,pseudomonas,klebsella leads to
Septicemia
Fungal and viral infections of dangerous type can occure
GIT: Hypovolaemia, ischaemia of mucosa, erosive
gastritis—Curling’s ulcer (seen in burns > 35%).
Fluid and electrolyte imbalance.
immunosuppression predisposes to severe opportunistic infection.
Eschar formation and its problems like defective
circulation, ischaemia when it is circumferential.
Electrical injuries often cause fractures, major
internal organ injury, convulsions.
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Effects of burn(cont…..)
Inhalation burn causes pulmonary oedema,
respiratory arrest, ARDS.
Chemical injury causes severe GIT disturbances like
erosions, perforation, stricture oesophagus (alkali),
pyloric stenosis (acid), mediastinal injury.
Other problems
DVT, pulmonary embolism
bed-sores,
severe malnutrition with catabolic status,
Toxic shock syndrome:
It is a life-threatening exotoxin mediated disease caused by
Staphylococcusaureus. It is common in children, presents with
rashes, myalgia, diarrhoea, vomiting, and multiorgan
failure with high mortality
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Effects of burn(cont…..)
Development of contracture is a late problem. It
leads to ectropion, microstomia, disability of
different joints, defective hand functions, growth
retardation causing shortening
COMPLICATIONS OF BURNS CONTRACTURE
Ectropion of eyelid causing keratitis and corneal
ulcer.
Disfigurement in face.
Narrowing of mouth microstomia.
Contracture in the neck causing restricted neck movements.
Disability and nonfunctioning of joints due to contracture
Hypertrophic scar and keloid formation.
68. COMPLICATIONS OF BURNS CONTRACTURE
Marjolin’s ulcer
It is a very well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma
occurring in a scar ulcer due to repeated breakdown (unstable
scar of long duration).
• It is locally malignant.
•As there are no lymphatics in the scar, so there
is no spread to lymph nodes.
• As there are no nerves in the scar it is painless.
• It has raised and everted edge with induration.
• Biopsy confirms the diagnosis.
Treatment
Radiotherapy is not given for Marjolin’s ulcer.
Treatment is either wide excision or amputation. It is curable.
Once it spreads out of the scar tissue it behaves like
any other squamous cell carcinoma and so can spread to
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Treatment of burn contracture
• Release of contracture surgically and use of skin graft
or “Z” plasty or different flaps.
• Proper physiotherapy and rehabilitation is essential.
• Pressure garments to prevent hypertrophic scars.
• Management of itching in the scar using aloe vera,
antihistamines and moisturizing creams.
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Prevention of development of
contracture
•Joint exercise in full range during recovery period of
burns
• Pressure garments for a long period
• Topical silicon sheeting
• Saline expanders for scars
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Non thermal(cont……)
Electrical burns 1000v
Low tension injuries
Low tension injuries do not have enough energy to cause
Significant destruction
Entry and exit points normally in the fingers suffers small
Deep burns may damage underlying nerves and vessels
Accreates a tetany within muscles so patient unable to
Release the device untill the power was turned off
May interfere with normal cardiac pacing and can cause
Cardiac arrest
77. Electrical burns(cont…..)
high tension injuries
3 sources of damage
1) The flash
2) The flame
3) The current
When a high tension line is earthed it can arc over the pt
And causes a flash burn
Extremely rapid heating of the air causes an explosion
That propel the victim backward
It is always a major burn
There is a wound of entry and wound of exit
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78. Electrical burns(cont…..)
Management
Depending on injury it is managed accordingly
Patient should always be admitted and should be assessed by
i. ECG
ii. u/s abdomen
iii. Chest x-ray
iv. Ct scan head sometimes
v. Cardiac enzyme analysis
Acidosis is common so bicarbonate infusion needed
Fractures and dislocations common so managed accordingly
Release of myoglobin can cause renal tubular damage and renal
Failure so manitol is used to prevent myoglobin induced renal
failure (compartment syndrome)
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80. Electrical burns(cont…..)
An exit wound of a high-tension
injury,
Amputation and cover with the
lateral portion of the second toe.
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Chemical burns
There are 70000 different chemicals in regular use within industry
Occasionally these cause burns
There are two aspects to a chemical injury
1. Physical destruction to the skin
2. Systemic absorption
The initial management of any chemical injury is copious lavage
With water but some need to be remove physically eg.phosphorus
A component of millitary devices
The more common injuries are caused by either
1. Alkalis
2. acids
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Chemical burns(cont…)
Alkalis
alkalis are more destructive and especially when come in contact
With eyes
Commonly used alkalis are sodium hydroxide,lime,bleach
They cause fat sponification,fluide loss,release of alkali proteinase
Alkali burns occur in oral cavity and oesophagus
which leads to multiple oesophageal strictures.
After copious lavage, the next step in themanagement of any
chemical injury is to identify the chemical
and its concentration and to elucidate whether there is any
underlying threat to the patient’s life if absorbed systemically
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Chemical burns(cont…)
Acids
Acid burn occurs in skin, soft tissues and GIT. In GIT,
Burns affecting the fingers and caused by dilute acid are relatively
common.
The initial management is with calcium gluconate gel topically
severe burns or burns to large areas of the hand can be
subsequently treated with Bier’s blocks containing calcium
gluconate 10 per cent gel
it is common in stomach either due to nitric acid or sulphuric acid
which may lead to severe gastritis or pyloric stenosis.
Other acids are formic acid, hydrofluoric acid.
They cause metabolic acidosis, renal failure, ARDS, haemolysis.
84. Cold injuries
Cold injuries are principally divided into two types
1. Acute cold injuries from industries
2. Frost bite
inflammatory reaction is not as marked.
The tissue is more resistant to cold injury than to heat injury
The assessment of depth of injury is more difficult,
Frostbite
injuries affect the peripheries in cold climates
cold injury produces delayed microvascular damage similar to
that of cardiac reperfusion injury.
The initial treatment is with rapid rewarming in a bath at 42°C.
The level of damage is difficult to assess
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Ionising radiation
These injuries can be divided into
1. Localised
2. Whole body exposure
The management of localised radiation damage is usually
Conservative until the true extent of the tissue injury is apparent.
If damage have caused an ulcer, then excision and coverage with
vascularised tissue is required.
A patient who has suffered whole-body irradiation and is suffering
From acute desquamation of the skin has received a lethal dose of
Radiation which can cause a particularly slow and unpleasant death
Dose may be lethal and may not be lethal
Giving iodine tablets, the management of these injuries is supportive
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