Trauma Emergencies
BURN INJURY
, Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, participant should be able to:
• Identify the type of burn injury and do acute manageme
• Know what to communicate with the medical base
, ANATOMY OF SKIN
• Skin composed of two discrete tissue
layers
– Outer epidermis
– Deeper dermis, resting on
subcutaneous tissue
• Dermis
– Composed mainly of dense,
irregular connective tissue
– Well supplied with blood vessels,
lymphatic vessels, and nerves
BURN INJURY
, Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, participant should be able to:
• Identify the type of burn injury and do acute manageme
• Know what to communicate with the medical base
, ANATOMY OF SKIN
• Skin composed of two discrete tissue
layers
– Outer epidermis
– Deeper dermis, resting on
subcutaneous tissue
• Dermis
– Composed mainly of dense,
irregular connective tissue
– Well supplied with blood vessels,
lymphatic vessels, and nerves
