A healthcare professional is determining the disposition of four burn patients in the Emergency department. Which patients will the professional refer to the burn center?
a. Partial thickness burn 20% TBSA
b. Burn of the genitals
c. Lightening injury
d. Both arms burned
e. Concomitant trauma
Ans:
a. Partial thickness burn 20% TBSA
b. Burn of the genitals
c. Lightening injury
e. Concomitant trauma
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