Fa'amatalaga atili ― Samoan

O le mu papa'u (faailoga muamua) e aafia ai na'o le vaega pito i luga o le pa'u. O nei mu e foliga piniki pe mumu, e le ma'i mafo, e mago, ma e fai si tiga. E masani ona fa'amalolo i le 5 i le 10 aso e aunoa ma le tu'u ai o ma'ila. O le mu lona lua, e ta'ua foi o le mu papa'u o le mafiafia, e aafia ai le vaega pito i fafo o le vaega loloto o le pa'u. E masani ona ma'i ma e ono tumau pea pe a faatoa vaaia. A mae'a ona matala le pa'u, o le pa'u o lo'o i lalo e lanu mumu pe piniki ma o le a pa'epa'e pe a oomi. O nei mu e tiga. E masani ona malolo ile 2 i le 3 vaiaso ma sina ma'ila itiiti. O le mu loloto o le mafiafia o le pa'u e aofia ai le vaega loloto o le vaega loloto o le pa'u. E pei o mu papa'u mafiafia, e mafai ona ma'i ma'i. A aveese le ma'i pa'u, o le pa'u o lo'o i lalo e le tutusa le lanu ma liu sinasina lemu pe a oomi. O tagata mama'i i nei mu e lagona sina tiga itiiti, lea e na'o le mamafa o le mamafa. O nei mu e mafai ona faʻamalolo e aunoa ma se taotoga, ae e umi se taimi, ma e faʻamoemoeina le maʻila.
A superficial (first-degree) burn involves the epidermis only. These burns can be pink-to-red, without blistering, are dry, and can be moderately painful. Superficial burns heal without scarring within 5 to 10 days. A second-degree burn, also known as a superficial partial-thickness burn, affects the superficial layer of the dermis. Blisters are common and may still be intact when first evaluated. Once the blister is unroofed, the underlying wound bed is homogeneously red or pink and will blanch with pressure. These burns are painful. Healing typically occurs within 2 to 3 weeks with minimal scarring. A deep partial-thickness burn involves the deeper reticular dermis. Similar to superficial partial-thickness burns, these burns can also present with blisters intact. Once the blisters are debrided, the underlying wound bed is mottled and will sluggishly blanch with pressure. The patient with a partial-thickness burn experiences minimal pain, which may only be present with deep pressure. These burns can heal without surgery, but it takes longer, and scarring is unavoidable.

O le tele o mu e laiti ma e mafai ona togafitia i le fale po'o le soifua maloloina i le lotoifale e aunoa ma le mana'omia o le ulufale i le falema'i. Ae ui i lea, o lenei mataupu o le a faʻatatau tonu i le tausiga vave ma togafitiga o mu tuga. (Mo nisi faʻamatalaga, vaʻai i vaega o Burns, Iloiloga ma Pulega, ma Burns, Thermal.)
Most burns are small and are treated at home or by local providers as outpatients. This chapter will focus on the initial resuscitation and management of severe burns. (Also see Burns, Evaluation and Management and Burns, Thermal).

O manu'a mu e masani ona le amana'ia ae e mafai ona mafua ai se afaina matuia ma e oo lava i le oti. O mu tuga e fa'atupu ai ni fa'alavelave lavelave a le tino, e aofia ai tali fa'aletonu, suiga ole metabolic, ma le te'i, e ono faigata ona togafitia ma ono i'u ai i le fa'aletonu o totoga e tele.
Burn injuries are under-appreciated injuries that are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Burn injuries, particularly severe burns, are accompanied by an immune and inflammatory response, metabolic changes and distributive shock that can be challenging to manage and can lead to multiple organ failure.