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A burn is an [[injury]] caused by [[heat]], [[Temperature|cold]], [[electricity]], [[chemicals]], [[light]], [[radiation]], or [[friction]]. Burns can be highly variable in terms of the tissue affected, the severity, and resultant complications. [[Muscle]], [[bone]], [[blood vessel]], and [[Epidermis (skin)|epidermal tissue]] can all be damaged with subsequent pain due to profound injury to [[nerve ending]]s. Depending on the location affected and the degree of severity, a burn victim may experience a wide number of potentially fatal complications including [[shock (medical)|shock]], [[infection]], [[electrolyte imbalance]] and [[respiratory distress]]. Beyond physical complications, burns can also result in severe psychological and emotional distress due to [[scarring]] and deformity. | A burn is an [[injury]] caused by [[heat]], [[Temperature|cold]], [[electricity]], [[chemicals]], [[light]], [[radiation]], or [[friction]]. Burns can be highly variable in terms of the tissue affected, the severity, and resultant complications. [[Muscle]], [[bone]], [[blood vessel]], and [[Epidermis (skin)|epidermal tissue]] can all be damaged with subsequent pain due to profound injury to [[nerve ending]]s. Depending on the location affected and the degree of severity, a burn victim may experience a wide number of potentially fatal complications including [[shock (medical)|shock]], [[infection]], [[electrolyte imbalance]] and [[respiratory distress]]. Beyond physical complications, burns can also result in severe psychological and emotional distress due to [[scarring]] and deformity.{{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Overview
A burn is an injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation, or friction. Burns can be highly variable in terms of the tissue affected, the severity, and resultant complications. Muscle, bone, blood vessel, and epidermal tissue can all be damaged with subsequent pain due to profound injury to nerve endings. Depending on the location affected and the degree of severity, a burn victim may experience a wide number of potentially fatal complications including shock, infection, electrolyte imbalance and respiratory distress. Beyond physical complications, burns can also result in severe psychological and emotional distress due to scarring and deformity.