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Describe the characteristics and treatment of electrical contact burns.

(1) characteristics of the wound: ① there is an "inlet" and "outlet", the skin are third-degree burns. ② deep tissue damage is more extensive than the skin, can be as deep as muscle, tendon, bone, and the level of irregularity, early difficult to determine. ③Electroedema is more extensive and serious than general burn edema. ④The process of tissue necrosis is easily complicated by infection, wet gangrene, sepsis, or even gas gangrene. ⑤ Repeated hemorrhage may occur in the exposed blood vessels after the superficial necrotic tissue is detached. (6) The flexure surface of the joint often forms a short circuit of electric current and a jumping deep burn occurs.

(2) Treatment: ①Strict bed rest. ② Use exposure therapy and observe the progress of deep injury in time. ③ Severe electrical edema, local blood circulation when the obstacle, should be performed to reduce the tension of the incision. ① For the infected limb, tourniquet and surgical bag should be prepared at bedside to prevent serious bleeding. ⑤ Early surgical exploration is required to remove necrotic tissue. Various effective flaps are selected to cover the trauma and reduce disability.