A partial thickness burn is considered to be critical if it
While attempting to start an IV on a patient with large proturuding...
Which of the following statements regarding scald burns is most...
You are dispatched to a residence for a man who has cut his hand with...
A 22 year old man was struck in the forehead by a softball. He is...
Assessment of a patient who many have been exposed to radiation begins...
A 30 year old man presents with jaw and neck stiffness and fever....
Burn shock is caused by
While consulting with the attending physician at the receiving...
Which of the following statements regarding carbon monoxide poisoning...
Unlike chemical burns, radiation burns
The least significant complication associated with damage to the skin...
What type of thermal burn is most commonly associated with inhalation...
While standing by at the scene of a structual fire, it is most...
When administerd, epinephrine produces a/an _________effect
Compared to beta radiation particles, alpha radiation particles
After starting an IV in an arm vein for a patient with chest pain, and...
Which of the following statements regarding partial-thickness burns is...
Full thickness circumfrential burns to the chest
A patient with full thickness burns surrounded by areas of superficial...
While establishing IO access in a critically ill patient, you locate...
Upper airway damge following a burn is most often caused by
A 22 year old man was kicked in the abdomen several times during an...
Most lighting related injuries occur when the victim
A young woman attempted to commit suicide by cutting her wrist. Bright...
Many of the physiologic changes cause dby acute radiation syndrome
You are treating a 20 year old man with a large laceration involving...
When considering analgesia for a burn patient who is in severe pain,...
If a burn patient presents with a hoarse voice and states...
The degree of absorption of a corrosive chemical determines
If intubation of a burn patient becomes necessary, you should avoid...
During the attempted resuscitation of a man in V-fib cardiac arrest,...
A 19 year old man fell approximately 20 feet, landing on a hard...
A 49 year old woman presents with a systolic BP of 70 mm Hg, a pulse...
Phosphorus is found in_______ and burns when exposed to ________
A person who is exposed to cement
After an adult victim is struck by lighting and experiences cardiac...
With regard to thermal burn injury, the zone of coagulation
Approximately 20 minutes after starting an IV on a 40 year old man, he...
The severity of a thermal burn correlates directly with
Damage to the kidneys follows an electrical injury
The most acute complication associated with large body surface area...
The purpose of estimating a patient's TBSA burns in the...
According to the rule of nines, an adult man with partial and full...
Victims standing near an object that is struck by lightning
You reassess your patient after administering a medication via the IV...
Specific treatment for a hydrofluoric acid burn is
Which of the following chemicals corrode the skin and cause massive...
The outer zone of an entrance or exit wound caused by a contract...
A woman finds her 50 year old husband unresponsive on the couch. When...