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In this question, we're told that a patient with burns to the skin complains of numbness, as well as coldness or difficulty staying warm.
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Based on this information, we can deduce that this is likely a third -degree burn.
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And let me briefly go over the different degrees for burns in case you need a refresher on this.
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So the skin has three different layers or three different ways to assign layers to the skin, essentially.
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We've got the epidermis, which is the outermost layer.
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And if this is the only layer that gets burned, this is considered a first -degree burn.
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And you can get first -degree burns even from, like, you know, getting sunburned.
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That causes generally your skin to peel, you know.
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The second degree burns are if the burn reaches the dermis, which is the layer right beneath that...