Glossary D - L

Dermatome
A tool with a sharp razor blade that sheers the donor skin off the body.

Dermis
The second or inner layer of the skin. It is filled with blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles, and sweat glands.

Donor skin
Skin that is taken from an area of the body which has healthy unburned skin. This skin replaces the burned skin.

Doxepin
A medicine that relieves pain.

Elastic wraps
A type of bandage. The more common name is ace wrap.

Endotracheal tube (ET tube)
A flexible plastic tube that goes through the nose or mouth and into the lungs to help you breathe. A ventilator is connected to this tube.

Epidermis
The thin, outer layer of the skin. It contains dead skin cells on the surface.

Exercise
Activity that trains or improves the body or the mind. Movements to stretch or strengthen parts of the body.

Exudry
A type of bandage. It is an absorbent, padded dressing that comes in shapes to fit different areas of the body.

Feeding tube
A small tube that is put into the nose that goes down into the stomach. Liquid food goes into the stomach through the feeding tube.

Finger extension trough splints
Finger splints used to support a finger joint so that it heals without contracting. A finger trough helps to prevent deformity.

Flexnet
A type of bandage. It is an elastic open-weave dressing.

Foot cushion
A cushion that is placed on the hospital bed to keep feet in a walking position.

Heart beat
One complete pumping motion of the heart. When the heart squeezes or pumps to move the blood through the body it makes a thumping sound called a heart beat.

Heart rate
The number of times the heart beats in one minute. Normal heart rate for a child is in the range of 80 to 120 beats per minute.

Hospital bed
A hospital bed has buttons on it to put the head up and down and the feet up and down.

Hypertrophic scar
An injury that heals showing a red, hard, raised bump under the skin.

Immature graft or donor
A new graft or donor. The site is red; it may be painful and itch. It is not done healing.

Inflammation
Redness, pain, heat and swelling in the body, due to injury.

Interdigital
The area between the fingers.

Interdigital inserts
Placing inserts between the fingers and thumb web space to prevent the skin from shrinking as it heals and to restore range of motion by stretching the skin. Inserts are usually made from cotton or silicone.

Iowa City mouth splint
A mouth splint used to keep the mouth from shrinking.

Itch
A tickling or stinging feeling in the skin.

Intravenous IV's
IV's are fluids that we put into the body.

Kerlix
A type of bandage. It is a white gauze dressing.

Kinair Bed
A bed with many cushions that are filled with air. We can make this bed softer or harder by changing the amount of air in the cushions.

Kling
A type of bandage. It is an open weave dressing.