1. Depth of burn injury in relation to skin level
Depth of burn injury in relation to skin level. First-degree burns involve the epidermis, second-degree burns involve the epidermis and dermis, third-degree burns penetrate to the subcutaneous tissue, fourth-degree burns extend to the muscle layer. Key structures imbedded in each layer are indicated. (Reproduced with permission from Garner WL: Thermal burns. In: Achauer BM, Eriksson E, eds. Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operations, and Outcomes. St Louis, MO: Mosby, 2000;361. Copyright © Elsevier.)
Source: Burns and Other Skin Injuries, Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
Citation: Zaoutis LB, Chiang VW. Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e; 2017 Available at: Accessed: October 19, 2017
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