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It is often painless because it kills your nerve cells. As a result, your nerve cells can't send pain signals.

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A third degree burn might not hurt because of the damage to your nerve cells. The burn may kill them so they cannot send pain signals.

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Because the nerves are destroyed.

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Why is a third-degree burn often painless?

third degree burns often kills the nerves that feels pain in the skin. of course this would also apply to 4-6 but they tend to burn severly or down to the bone and unconcious or dead people can't feel pain this is not to say that 3rd degree burns are less damagin than 1st or 2rd degree burns. the first 2 damages the skin ,the third destroys it. 177


What type of burn has charred skin?

4th degree burn


Is third degree a full thickness burn?

Yes, a 3rd degree burn is a full thickness burn.


What degree of burn is the worst?

3rd degree burns are the worst


Is a 4th degree burn full thickness burn?

There is no such thing as a 4th degree burn. Although, there can be very severe 3rd degree burns. To see pictures of some, you can look up "3rd degree burns" in the Google Images search engine.


What type of burn leaves the skin around the burn charred and the muscle tissue is visible in the center of the wound?

This burn is called a 3rd degree burn. Usually the skin is charred and is surrounded by second degree burns which have blisters. The 3rd degree burn usually sticks to clothing.


What kind of burn can you get from 580 degrees celsius?

definitively a 3rd degree burn.


What type of burn burns to the bone?

3rd degree burns.


What is the first threat to life after a 3rd degree burn?

Dehydration


Blisters deep redness around the burn and shiny skin are symptoms of what type of burns?

it has an alergic reaction untreded the person with the rash will die whithin a month


What type of burn will you be treating if the muscle tissue is visible in the center of the wound?

A 3rd degree burn


What is the worst kind of burn?

third degree burn because it burns through the layers of skin and not just the top two.