What best describes a full-thickness (third-degree) burn?
a. Erythema and pain
b. Skin showing erythema followed by blister formation
c. Destruction of all layers of skin evident with extension into subcutaneous tissue
d. Destruction injury involving underlying structures such as muscle, fascia, and
bone
C
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A Erythema and pain are characteristic of a first-degree burn or superficial burn.
B Erythema with blister formation is characteristic of a second-degree or
partial-thickness burn.
C A third-degree or full-thickness burn is a serious injury that involves the entire
epidermis and dermis and extends into the subcutaneous tissues.
D A fourth-degree burn is a full-thickness burn that also involves underlying
structures such as muscle, fascia, and bone.
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