Meaning of flash burn | Babel Free

Definitions

A skin injury caused by brief, intense exposure to heat or light.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The greatest number⟳ of radiation injuries was probably due to the ultra-violet rays which have⟳ a wave⟳ length slightly shorter than visible light⟳ and which caused flash⟳ burn comparable to severe sunburn⟳.”

“NFPA 70E’s safety-related work⟳ practices and procedures are intended to protect⟳ employees from electric shock⟳, arc flash⟳ burn, thermal burn, or blast caused by contact⟳ or equipment failure.”

“The apparent discrepancy of the tests is probably due to the short duration of the flame, and indicates that — serious flash⟳ burn of the skin is unlikely.”

“If you spray a second degree flash⟳ burn with ethyl chloride for a minute in the same interrupted fashion as for muscle pain, there probably won’t be any more pain from that burn.”

“A inoderate flash⟳ burn is defined to be a burn of second degree over less than 10 percerit of die⟳ skin area, and a severe burn is defined to.”

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