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have you ever heard of 2nd & 3rd degree burns from iontophoresis and moist heat during pt?


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Old term for partial thickness burn (2nd degree) and full thickness burn (3rd degree).  If a burn blisters, is red and down to the dermis it is partial thickness... if it goes down to the sub fascia, muscle and even bone it is a 3rd degree.

 

J P Saleeby, MD

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