Your patient is a toddler who was burned when he accidentally pulled the cord of a deep fryer sitting on a countertop and spilled hot oil on his head and back. He has burns to the back half of his head, as well as his entire back. What percentage of total body surface area does this account for?
A) 36 percent
B) 40 percent
C) 27 percent
D) 18 percent
C
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a. autograft b. homograft c. synthetic d. xenograft
________ percent of plasma is water.
A. Sixty B. Seventy C. Eighty D. Ninety
The Joint Commission's role in sentinel events includes _____
A) Performing onsite reviews as the result of all sentinel events B) The possibility of placing the organization on accreditation watch status C) Requiring sentinel events to be reported within 45 days of an event D) Withdrawing accreditation for reporting of sentinel events
Upon completing your rapid exam of an unresponsive trauma patient's head and neck, you should next:
A) log roll the patient onto a long backboard. B) assess the integrity of the 12 cranial nerves. C) ventilate the patient at 12 to 20 breaths/min. D) apply a properly sized rigid cervical collar.