You are dispatched to an industrial plant for a burn. You arrive and find a 60-year-old male who came in contact with a broken steam line and appears to have partial thickness burns on both hands and arms. He is lying on the ground and coworkers are gently spraying him with water from a nearby hose. What should you do?
A) Because of his age, immediately put him in your ambulance and transport him to a burn center.
B) Call for air transport and continue to pour water on the burns until transport arrives.
C) Before doing treatment, call the local burn center for instruction.
D) Care for the burn and do a complete patient assessment, including cervical spine precautions.
D
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