second degree burn
Partial-thickness skin damage
A second degree burn damages both the outer skin layer and the tissue beneath, causing blistering, severe pain, and redness.
These burns typically heal in two to three weeks but may scar.
The hot oil splattered and left second degree burns on her arm.
More serious than first degree burns, less severe than third degree.
- blisterFluid-filled skin swelling
- skinBody's outer layer
- painBodily or emotional distress
- nerve endingsPeripheral neural sensors
- scaldBurn with hot liquid
boiling water · hot stove · redness · swelling · bandage · ointment · healing · skin graft · tissue · wound · heat · dermis · epidermis · peeling · tender · raw · scar · infection
- burnssunburn, scald, scalds, thermal burns, hot water burns
burn severity
second degree burnfirst degree burn
Mildest heat injury classification
third degree burn · superficial burn · minor burn · severe burn · sunburn
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