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Second-degree/Partial Thickness Burns These burns penetrate more deeply into the skin and destroy all layers of the epidermis and several layers of the dermis. These burns are usually categorized as superficial or deep. Superficial burns involve only the outermost layer of the dermis, and are defined by extreme pain and hypersensitivity to touch. The skin will be moist and have a mottled pink or red appearance to it. It will blanch on pressure, and there are usually blisters present. Superficial burns usually heal automatically. Deep burns destroy tissue into the deeper layers of the dermis. Those burns are usually dry and whitish in appearance. The skin does not blanch, and extreme pain will occur. Healing may take up to three or four weeks, possibly leaving hypertrophic, or thick scars. https://www.securityworld.com/library/healt...rninjuries.html |