Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 26 Pre
What is an example of classifying a burn by agent and source?
Thermal burn from excessively hot coffee
The skin serves which of the following functions?
Protection
You are dispatched to the scene of a construction site where a 33-year-old male has been impaled with a piece of rebar to his right anterior chest near the clavicle. The rebar is too long to allow transport of the patient. The patient is alert and seated on the ground. How should you manage this injury?
Contact medical control and ensure someone stabilizes the object while it is gently cut to the desired length
To control bleeding, start with:
Direct pressure and elevation
The sterile material that is placed directly on a wound is termed the:
Dressing
In a contusion, what remains intact?
Epidermis
The skin is the largest organ of the body. It is composed of three layers, including the:
Epidermis
In treating open wounds to the neck or abdomen, which type of dressing is preferred?
Occlusive dressing
A burn injury should be considered to be:
an injury with the potential for many far-reaching effects.
Burns pose greater risks to infants and children than to adults because:
heir body surface area is greater in relation to their total body size.
