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Fter a house fire, stacey went to the hospital with a third degree burn. this type of burn has symptoms of leathery skin with lack of pain due to the nerve endings being destroyed. what was the deepest layer of skin affected

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3rd degree burns affect the outer layer (epidermis) and the inner layer (dermis).
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