Pain from a burn injury
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Pain from a burn injury
First-degree and superficial second-degree burns can be very painful because of the tissue damage. Deep second-degree or third-degree burns may not cause pain at first, because nerve damage has occurred.
Your burn may be more serious than you first thought, or it may be getting infected if your pain increases:
- During the first 24 hours or continues longer than 48 hours.
- When you move the burned area.
Your health professional can evaluate your increasing or continued pain.
Credits
| Author | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Editor | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Last Updated | February 2, 2007 |
| Last updated: | February 02, 2007 |
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| Author: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC, Tracy Landauer |
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