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Third Degree Burn

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Third Degree Burn Treatment

All third degree burns require hospitalization.

Treatment for third degree burns includes:

Burn wound care
Burn cream that contains silver sulfadiazine
Sterile dressings for burns
Tetanus immunization
Whirlpool therapy for burns
Intravenous fluids
Narcotic pain medication
Surgery for burns:

Skin grafts

Wound debridement for burns
Burn rehabilitation
Physical therapy for burns

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Related Conditions

Chemical burns
Electrical injury
First degree burn
Frostbite and frostnip
Second degree burn

Burn of the abdomen
Burn of the arm
Burn of the back
Burn of the buttock
Burn of the chest
Burn of the face
Burn of the foot
Burn of the hand
Burn of the leg
Burn of the neck
Burn of the scalp

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Last Updated: Jul 10, 2009 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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