A Painful Winter Break On the first day after arriving in Australia for Winter Break, a student plays volleyball

out in the sun for six hours. Later that night he notices that the skin on his trunk, legs, and arms becomes red, blistered, swollen and extremely painful. By morning all of the afflicted areas have developed numerous blisters. hese areas cover about !"# of the trunk $front and back% and &"# of the arms and legs. '. ). !. What organ has been damaged( What general types of tissue have been afflicted( What type of burn has the student received( *xplain. &. +. ,. What type of radiation has caused the burn( List ALL the layers of the skin that have been damaged. Why is this type of burn so painful(

SUNTANS & SUNBURNS: A CASE STUDY in the INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

-. What percentage of the total body surface has been burned( HINT: !r e"a#$le% if &'( !f an entire ar# i) *urne+% then #ulti$l, the ar# ( -./ *, &'( t! 0et 123( !f the entire *!+, ha) *een *urne+2 ./OW 0O12 3AL31LA 4O5.6

ACT: A *urn i) 4!n)i+ere+ 4riti4al an+ )h!ul+ re4ei5e $r!#$t #e+i4al attenti!n if: )+# of the body is covered by )nd degree burns !r '"# of the body is covered by !rd degree burns 7. 4s the burn critical( .hould the student seek medical attention(

Re4!5er,: 8. After a few days the skin peels and the burned areas begin to heal. he student notices that the healing areas are more susceptible to in9uries due to chafing or trauma. What has happened to the skin that would cause this increased susceptibility(

'". :uring the next week after the student returns to the 1nited .tates, his friend tells him that a sunburn prepares his skin for a deep tan. /is friend encourages him to ;uickly begin tanning sessions at a local tanning salon before the effects of the burn wear off. What would you advise him to do( Why(

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4s a deep tan a sign of skin that is healthy or severely stressed( *xplain your answer.

Write ,!ur an)7er) t! the f!ll!7in0 8ue)ti!n) !n ,!ur !7n $a$er9 '. he Waldorf family was caught in a fire but escaped. 1nfortunately, the father and daughter suffered burns. he father had )nd degree burns on his chest, abdomen, and both arms and he suffered !rd degree burns on his entire left lower extremity. he daughter suffered 'st degree burns on her head and neck and suffered )nd degree burns on both lower extremities. a% What percentage of the father<s body was covered with burns(

Skin: Clini4al 6ue)ti!n)

b% What percentage of the daughter<s body received ' st degree burns(

c% 4n which part of the daughter<s body were both the dermis and the epidermis involved(

d% he father experienced a good deal of pain in the area of the chest and abdomen but little pain in the leg. Why(

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=ohn, a young teenager, notices that he is experiencing a lot of pimples and blackheads, which fre;uently become infected. What is causing this problem(

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Albinos more commonly contract skin cancer. Why is this(

What are some preventative solutions to this problem(

&. What complications might be anticipated from loss of large areas of skin surfaces(