Question

You encounter a victim with a burn on the right leg that contains small blisters and is extremely pinkish-red and moist. The victim is in severe pain. Which type of burn that the patient have?


Third degree burns


Fourth degree burns


First degree burns


Second degree burns

Answer 1

Second degree burns.

Reason: blistering, very pink/red and moist skin with severe pain are characteristic of partial-thickness (second‑degree) burns. Third‑degree burns are dry, charred or leathery and often painless; first‑degree burns have no blisters.