Matt is admitted to the hospital with burns to the deep epidermal layers and injury to the upper layers of the dermis.The physician treats Matt's condition as a _____ burn.
A) first-degree
B) hypothermia
C) minor
D) second-degree

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Matt's burns involve injury to both the deep epidermal layers and upper layers of the dermis, indicating damage to deeper layers than those affected in a first-degree burn. This corresponds to a second-degree burn.

Matt Is Admitted to the Hospital with Burns to the Deep