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First-degree burns, which are the least dangerous because they involve only the outer, epidermal, layer of the skin, usually do not require hospitalization. Thin as a sheet of paper, the epidermis consists of about five layers of cells. The cells in the deepest layers constantly reproduce, pushing older layers to the surface, where they slough off after two weeks or so. Thus while first-degree burns appear red and swollen and are painful to the touch, they usually heal on their...
Second- and third-degree burns, the kind treated by the New York team, call for much more care and, often, extended hospital stays. Penetrating below the epidermis, second-degree burns reach into the upper layer of the dermis, a thin layer of cells 1 to 3 mm thick that contains blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles and sweat glands. This upper portion can slowly regenerate and heal if damaged. But if the burn is third degree and destroys the dermis down to fat and muscle, skin grafts are needed for effective healing...
...Using an instrument resembling a vegetable peeler, Himel begins peeling back the hardened, white, dead skin on the woman's burned chest. "I know I've reached healthy skin if there's bleeding," he says. After a few thin layers have been removed, blood begins to ooze. While Polynice mops it up, Himel continues to peel away at dead skin until he reaches the fat and muscle layer underneath...
...line between having a good time and being dead is a very thin line," he said. "And I hope people will remember Scott the next time they go out to a party...
...THIN BONES Reducing the incidence of osteoporosis fractures may be especially important. Women with such breaks are 75% more likely to be hospitalized later for other reasons...