An intoxicated 28 yer old female has suffered burns to both legs after passing out next to a space heater, which ignited her pants. Emergency Medical Responders have removed her clothing and cooled the burns. Which action is most appropriate in the continued care of this patient?
A. Place ice packs to the burn to continue cooling.
B. Carefully wrap the burn with a sterile wet burn sheet.
C. Clean the burn with sterile saline and cover gauze.
D. Cover the burns with a clean, white dry sheet.
Answer: D. Cover the burns with a clean, white dry sheet.
You might also like to view...
Discuss two reasons that a laptop is not the best ergonomic choice for regular daily use, and describe two modifications that can improve the laptop's ergonomic function
What will be an ideal response?
What is the definition of area?
A) Two-dimensional measurement to determine quantity of space contained B) Three-dimensional measure expressing total space occupied by an object or contained within a compartment and expressed in cubic measure C) A perfectly round ball that contains volume D) One-dimensional representation of measurement
Which of the following ventilatory modes is available only on the CareFusion V.I.P. Bird Gold Infant Ventilator and not on the other V.I.P. Infant ventilators?
a. Time-cycled, pressure-limited b. Volume-assured pressure support c. Assist/control volume-cycled d. Synchronized intermittent mandatory ven-tilation/continuous positive airway pres-sure volume-cycled
Good managers must be able to analyze the ________ of each situation and implement the most appropriate leadership style.
A. Senselessness B. Hopelessness C. Dynamics D. Lethargy