An 8-year-old boy is brought to the emergency room after accidentally touching a hot iron with his forearm. On examination, the burned area has weeping blisters and is very tender to the touch. What is the burn depth?
Correct Answer: Second degree
Description: Burn wounds are commonly classified as superficial (first degree), paial thickness (second degree), full thickness (third degree), and fouh degree burns, which affect underlying soft tissue. Paial thickness burns are classified as either superficial or deep paial thickness burns by depth of involved dermis. Clinically, first-degree burns are painful but do not blister, second-degree burns have dermal involvement and are extremely painful with weeping and blisters, and third-degree burns are leathery, painless, and nonblanching.
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