What clinical manifestation indicates that an escharotomy is needed on a circumferential extremity burn?
A. The burn is full thickness rather than partial thickness.
B. The client is unable to fully pronate and supinate the extremity.
C. Capillary refill is slow in the digits and the distal pulse is absent.
D. The client cannot distinguish the sensation of sharp versus dull in the extremity.
C
Circumferential eschar can act as a tourniquet when edema forms from the fluid shift, increasing tissue pressure and preventing blood flow to the distal extremities and increasing the risk for tis-sue necrosis. This problem is an emergency and, without intervention, can lead to loss of the dis-tal limb. This problem can be reduced or corrected with an escharotomy.
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