burn trauma
Heat damage wound
Burn trauma refers to physical injury caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, or radiation that damages skin and underlying tissue.
The term encompasses both the immediate wound and the broader medical emergency: The patient was airlifted to a burn center for treatment of severe burn trauma.
In psychological contexts, burn trauma may describe the lasting emotional effects experienced by burn survivors.
- scaldBurn with hot liquid
- hot waterHeated liquid, or trouble
- blisterFluid-filled skin swelling
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- third degreeProlonged, aggressive questioning
scar · scar tissue · skin · skin graft · fire · open flame · heat · pain · graft · healing · charred · stop drop roll · tissue · flame · accident · nerve · nerve damage · shock