You are dispatched to an industrial plant for a worker who was exposed to an unknown chemical. Upon arrival, you find the patient sitting outside of the plant. He has a white, dry powder covering his right arm. Care for this patient's exposure includes:
A. immediately flushing the area with sterile saline to stop the burning process.
B. brushing the chemical from the patient's arm and then irrigating with water.
C. removing the patient's clothing and immersing his arm in a container of water.
D. removing the patient's clothing and flushing with copious amounts of water.
Ans: B. brushing the chemical from the patient's arm and then irrigating with water.
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