Burn

Introduction: Burn

Description of Burn

Burn (medical condition): Injury from burns and scalds.

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Burns:
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Burn: Allan, Scottish anatomist, 1781-1813.Burns ligament, Burns falciform process, Burns space
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Burn: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Burn: Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like.
Source: Diseases Database

Burn: damage inflicted on any part of an organism as the direct or indirect result of exposure to steam, chemicals, heat, flame, electricity or the like, with or without disruption of structural continuity; for burns due to overexposure to the sun use SUNBURN.
Source: CRISP

Burn: Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like.
Source: MeSH 2007

Burn as a Disease

Burn: Another name for Burns (or close medical condition association).
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Burn: Related Diseases

Burn: Burn is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Physical conditions
• Accidental injury
• Skin conditions

Symptoms of Burn (Burns)

Some of the symptoms of Burn incude:

• Symptoms of minor burns:
  • Local burn pain
  • Reddening skin
  • Skin blistering
  • Skin peeling

See full list of 10 symptoms of Burn (Burns)

Treatments for Burn (Burns)

Treatments for Burn (Burns) include:

• Treatments of minor burns or minor scalds:
  • Run under cold water for about 10 minutes
  • Do not use ice
  • Pat dry the skin after washing
  • Dressing or bandage over burn

See full list of 30 treatments for Burn

Treatment of Burn: For more treatment information about Burn, see treatment of Burns (Burn)

Burn as a Symptom

Burn (symptom): Another name for Burning symptoms.
  »Introduction: Burning symptoms
  »Causes of Burning symptoms

Burn (symptom): Any burning or burn-like sensations.

Burn (symptom): Burning feelings can take a variety of patterns. Local infections or inflammations can cause burning or irritation. The term paresthesias is used for burning-like feelings often described as pins-and-needles, prickling, or crawling sensations. All burn-like sensory symptoms ... more

Burn: See also Burning symptoms:
  »Introduction: Burning symptoms
  »Causes of Burning symptoms

More information on symptom: Burning symptoms:

• Burning symptoms

Burn: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Burn:

• hypovolemia
• hemoglobinuria
• acute renal failure
• rule of nine
• first degree burns
• second degree burns
• third degree burns
• plastic surgery

Terms associated with Burn:

Terms Similar to Burn:

• burning

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Burn:

• Burns, Chemical
• Burns, Electric
• Burns, Inhalation
• Eye Burns
• Sunburn

Source - MeSH 2007

• sunburn

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Burn

• Wounds and Injuries

Source - MeSH 2007

• heat injury

Source - CRISP

• pain
• hurting

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Burn can be used for:

• chemical burn
• eye burn
• inhalation burn

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Burn

The following list attempts to classify Burn into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• hurting,pain
• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Disorders of Environmental Origin
  • Wounds and Injuries
    • Burns

External links related to: Burn

• eMedicine - Burns, Ocular : Article by Wende R Reenstra-Buras, MD, PhD
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Carbon Monoxide : Article by Guy Shochat, MD
• eMedicine - Burns, Chemical : Article by Robert Cox, MD, PhD
• eMedicine - Burns, Electrical : Article by Mark A Hostetler, MD, MPH
• eMedicine - Burns, Thermal : Article by Jerome FX Naradzay, MD, FACEP

Source: Diseases Database

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