CHAPTER VII
BURNS AND SCALDS,
CONTUSIONS AND BRUISES
BURNS AND SCALDS
Burns and Scalds are lesions characterised by a more or less marked destruction of the tissues of the body, caused by the action upon its internal or external surfaces of a temperature higher than that of the body itself, or by the action of corrosive chemical substances.
Burns are produced in the following ways:
By exposure to radiant heat.
By the direct application of flame.
By contact with heated solids.
By contact with solid bodies which have become liquefied by heat, such as metals in a state of fusion.
By friction.
By lightning, electricity, and X-rays.