EMT-b Burn Treatment
This quiz is on the treatment of burn patients in the prehospital setting. It is based on the PEMS protocol.
- 1.
Partial-thickness burns involve:
- A.
The dermis
- B.
The epidermis
- C.
Nerves
- D.
All of the above
- E.
A & B
Correct Answer
E. A & B -
- 2.
A patient with a severe burn most likely has:
- A.
Superficial burns
- B.
Partial-thickness burns
- C.
Full-thickness burns
- D.
All of the above
- E.
B & C
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 3.
Blisters are commonly seen in:
- A.
Superficial burns
- B.
Partial-thickness burns
- C.
Full-thickness burns
- D.
All of the above
- E.
A & B
Correct Answer
B. Partial-thickness burns -
- 4.
Burned areas should be:
- A.
Covered in dry sterile dressing
- B.
Immersed in cool water
- C.
Covered with an occlusive dressing
- D.
All of the above
- E.
A & B
Correct Answer
A. Covered in dry sterile dressing -
- 5.
These burns cause intense pain:
- A.
Superficial
- B.
Partial- Thickness
- C.
Full-Thickness
- D.
All of the above
- E.
B & C
Correct Answer
B. Partial- Thickness -
- 6.
Significant airway burns may be associated with:
- A.
Singeing of the hair in the nostrils
- B.
Hoarseness
- C.
Hypoxia
- D.
All of the above
- E.
B & C
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 7.
The leg of an adult is what % of the body:
- A.
10%
- B.
20%
- C.
18%
- D.
16%
Correct Answer
C. 18% -
- 8.
The chest of an adult is what % of the body
- A.
30%
- B.
18%
- C.
9%
- D.
15%
Correct Answer
B. 18% -
- 9.
The front and back of an adult hand is about what % of the body?
- A.
6%
- B.
9%
- C.
2%
- D.
5%
Correct Answer
C. 2% -
- 10.
The back of child is about what % of the body?
- A.
The same as his arm
- B.
The same as his leg
- C.
The same as an adult's back
- D.
The same as an adult's arm
Correct Answer
C. The same as an adult's back -
- 11.
The treatment for a patient burned by a dry chemical are: 1) ______ the chemicals
Correct Answer
Brush off
remove - 12.
2) Remove the clothes and _______ the area.
Correct Answer
flush - 13.
List three of the main factors used to determine the severity of a burn.
- 14.
Which of the following is considered a critical area for a burn?
- A.
Genitalia
- B.
Hands
- C.
Feet
- D.
All of the above
- E.
B & C
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 15.
Which of the following meets the PEMS trauma triage criteria?
- A.
10 % adult body burned
- B.
20% adult body burned
- C.
Circumferential burns
- D.
All of the above
- E.
B % C
Correct Answer
E. B % C -
- 16.
You should contact medical control to consider transport to a burn facility if:
- A.
10 % of adult body burned with partial thickness
- B.
25% of adult body burned with partial thickness
- C.
Any burns to the chest
- D.
All of the above
- E.
B & C
Correct Answer
B. 25% of adult body burned with partial thickness -
- 17.
How much fluid should be administered to a critical burn patient.
- A.
10 ml/kg
- B.
3000 ml
- C.
20 ml/kg
- D.
All of the above
- E.
B &C
Correct Answer
C. 20 ml/kg -
- 18.
What emergency is often found in critical burn patients that is quite unusual considering they have just been burned?
Correct Answer
hypothermia - 19.
Cooling saline should only be used to flush the burn if the skin is ________ to the touch.
Correct Answer
hot - 20.
Burn from an electrical shock is usually _____ than it appears.
Correct Answer
worse
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