For which of the following burn patients could you use local? cooling?

A) An 18-month-old child with partial and full thickness scald burns on the lower extremities, buttocks, genitalia, and lower abdomen
B) A 19-year-old woman with approximately 40 percent superficial and 45 percent partial thickness burns from sunbathing
C) A 15-year-old man with partial thickness burns of his left upper extremity, anterior chest, and neck resulting from playing with gasoline and matches
D) A 52-year-old man with a 1-inch-wide full thickness burn across the entire width of the palm of his right hand resulting from picking up a hot grate from a barbecue grill


Answer: D) A 52-year-old man with a 1-inch-wide full thickness burn across the entire width of the palm of his right hand resulting from picking up a hot grate from a barbecue grill

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

You are working in the ED when EMS brings an 83-year-old female who was found unresponsive by her husband. She recently broke her ankle and was prescribed Dilaudid

Her husband states she also takes Vicodin for arthritis pain. What medication should you administer? a. Ultram b. Demerol c. Epinephrine d. Naloxone

Health Professions

The report should be sent to the health and safety office through the department within ____________________ hours of the accident/incident

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Health Professions

Drug dose is defined as the quantity of drug administered

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Health Professions

Which of the following is the founder of humanistic psychology and the creator of the hierarchy of needs?

a. Abraham Martin b. Abraham Maslow c. Abraham Lincoln d. Abraham Masters

Health Professions