Rule of Nines Quiz

You have a 78-year-old female patient who sustained partial thickness burns to Bilateral legs, groin and her feet. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 24% b. 36% c. 37% d. 18%

a. 24%

You have a 38-year-old male patient with various thickness level burns to his chest, bilateral arms and upper back. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 36% b. 42% c. 37% d. 56%

a. 36%

A 50-year-old male patient as sustained burns to the posterior right arm, posterior trunk, anterior left leg, head and neck, and perineum. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 41.5% b. 47% c. 28% d. 36%

a. 41.5 %

A 28-year-old female patient has bilateral partial thickness burns to the legs, anterior to the arm, and anterior trunk. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 58.5% b. 40.5% c. 49.5% d. 67.5%

a. 58.5%

A 58 year old female patient has superficial partial-thickness burns to the head and neck, front and back of the left arm, and back of the left leg. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 67.5% b. 54% c. 81% d. 72%

a. 67.5%

A partial thickness burn is a. characterized with blistering and pain b. just pertaining to the epidermal layer of the skin c. easily treatable with aloe vera d. considered non painful due to complete damage to the nerve endings

a. characterized with blistering and pain

According to the Rule of Nines the arms of the patient a. no change as the patient ages b. decreases from adults to the geriatric age c. increase as the patient gets older d. decrease as the patient gets older

a. no change as the patient ages

Which of the following would not be considered a critical burn area? a. neck b. belly button c. airway d. feet

b. belly button

A patient was involved in a chemical burn in an industrial office. Which of the following regarding burns is true? a. make sure that the patient's clothes have be thoroughly clean before treatment b. flush the liquid chemical with copious amounts of water for 15-20 minutes past the burning sensation c. brush the liquid chemical off the patient then wash the patient with water d. flush the dry chemical off for 15-20 minutes

b. flush the liquid chemical with copious amounts of water for 15-20 minutes past the burning sensation

A 35-year-old male patient has superficial partial-thickness burns to the anterior right arm, posterior left leg, head and neck. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 36% b. 29% c. 22.5% d. 9%

c. 22.5 %

A 22-year-old female patient with burns to her whole back, chest and abdomen, groin, and anterior left leg. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 36% b. 28% c. 46% d. 18.5%

c. 46%

A 66 year old female patient has deep partial-thickness burns to both of the legs on the back, front and back of the trunk, both arms on the front and back, and front and back of the head and neck. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 72% b. 63% c. 81% d. 45%

c. 81%

Which of the following would be considered a critical burn area? a. knee b. armpit c. feet d. elbow

c. feet

Which of the following is not a risk for a burn victim? a. infection b. septic shock c. hyperthemia d. hypovolemia

c. hyperthermia

Which of the following signs would indicate a possible burn to the airway? a. there is no presence of oxygen recorded in the atmosphere b. patient has an SPO2 of 99% c. patient with singed nose hairs d. the patient is deceased

c. patient with singed nose hairs

The Rule of Palm states. a. the patients Palm minus the fingers are equal to 1% of the patients BSA b. the Medical Responders Palm is equal to 1% of the Patients BSA c. the patients whole hand is equal to 1% of the patients BSA d. there is no such rule called the Rule of Palm

c. the patients whole hand is equal to 1% of the patients BSA

A 35-year-old male patient has full thickness burns to the anterior and posterior head and neck, front of left leg, and perineum. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 37% b. 29% c. 14.5% d. 19%

d. 19%

56-year-old male patient with superficial burns to the left posterior arm, right posterior arm, abdomen, complete right leg. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned? a. 32% b. 27% c. 45% d. 36%

d. 36%

According to the Rule of Nines, an infant's head is a. half of the anterior trunk b. equal to the percentage of both its legs c. worth nine percent of the total body surface area d. equal to the anterior trunk

d. equal to the anterior trunk

Which of the following would be considered a severe burn in a pediatric? a. partial thickness burns to the abdomen b. superficial burn to the anterior left leg c. second degree burn to right forearm d. third degree burn on the left leg

d. third degree burn on the left leg