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Safety Sense > Shock & Burn Care
> Signs & Symptoms
There are three degrees of burn severity,
each with distinctive symptoms:
| First-degree
burns |
Are mild and injure only the outer
layer of skin. The skin becomes red, but turns white when
touched. The area may also be painful to the touch. |
| Second-degree
burns |
Are deeper, more severe and very
painful. Blisters may form on the burned area. This type
of burn takes about two weeks to heal. |
| Third-degree
burns |
Are the deepest and most serious
kind. The skin becomes white and leathery, but it does
not feel very tender when touched. |
There may be swelling in the burned area.
Serious burns may also be accompanied by headache, fever and
dizziness.
 Care
and Treatment of Burns
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