In assessing the client's potential for an inhalation injury as a result of a flame burn, what is the most important question to ask the client on admission?
A. "Are you a smoker?"
B. "When was your last chest x-ray?"
C. "Have you ever had asthma or any other lung problem?"
D. "In what exact place or space were you when you were burned?"
D
The risk for inhalation injury is greatest when flame burns occur indoors in small, poorly venti-lated rooms. although smoking increases the risk for some problems, it does not predispose the client for an inhalation injury.
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