You are cooking macaroni and cheese and while pouring the pasta into the colander you splash scalding water on your arm. the are

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You are cooking macaroni and cheese and while pouring the pasta into the colander you splash scalding water on your arm. the are

a becomes red, painful, and blisters form. how would this burn be classified

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Arada [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-17T17:45:55+03:00

The burn can be classified as the partial-thickness second degree burn.

The symptoms of the second degree burns are sensitive wound base, painful blisters, the surface may be blanched on applying pressure, erythematous or fibrinous exudate is present.

In the given case, the person burns the hand with scalding water. The symptoms of the burn shows red area, pain, and blisters. These are the symptoms of the partial thickness second degree burn, which affects the epidermis and dermis.