Ch 30: Pre-Test
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.
What is the primary risk for electrical injury patients?:
Respiratory or cardiac arrest.
Burns pose greater risk to infants and children than to adults because:
Their body surface area is greater in relation to their total body size.
Your patient has burns to the entire right arm and the anterior chest. What is the estimated surface area involved?:
18%
A way of identifying the seriousness of a burn is by its degree. Which of the following statements is true?
A full thickness burn is also known as a third-degree burn.
When assessing a new patient, consider the possibility of closed soft tissue injuries whenever there is swelling, pain, or deformity, as well as:
A mechanism of blunt trauma.
A burn injury should be considered to be:
An injury with potential to get much worse.
Your patient has sustained a chemical burn to her hands from dry lime. How is this treated in the field?
Brush off the powder before using water to flush.
You are a dispatch 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 sitting on the ground. How did you manage his 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 term the:
Dressing.
The skin is the largest organ in the body. It is composed of three layers, including the:
Epidermis.
You arrive on scene to a residence where you find a 16-year-old female who was shocked while plugging in an appliance in the garage. Her father states that he heard the shock and saw her "get thrown to the ground". The patient is a week in the alert, and still lying on the ground. Based on the patient's presentation, how should you manage this patient injury?:
Evaluate the patient for a spine injuries and stabilize the spine.
White and dry to dark brown or black and charred skin is a sign of a:
Full-thickness burn.
A swelling caused by the collection of blood under the skin or in damage tissues as a result of an injured or broken blood vessel is a:
Hematoma.
A patient with an electrical injury is least likely to present with which of the following signs and symptoms?
Hypotension.
You are assessing a patient, and notice red discoloration with blisters on the legs. What type of burn would this be classified as?:
Partial-thickness.
You arrive on scene to an assault. Law-enforcement has secured the scene. Your patient is a 23-year-old male with a blood shirt. The patient states that the assailant, "slashed at him with a box opener". You expose the chest and note a jagged cut on his left anterior chest with steady, dark, red hemorrhaging. Based on this assessment findings, the wound is most likely which of the following?
Laceration.
When treating open wounds to the neck or abdomen, which type of dressing is preferred?
Occlusive dressing.
Burns of the face are considered critical because:
Of the potential for respiratory compromise and injury.
To stabilize an object impaled in an eye, you should:
Place a roll of 3 inch gauze bandage or folded 4 x 4's on either side of the object, along the vertical axis of the head, in a manner that will stabilize the object.
Swelling or deformity at the site of a bruise indicates a:
Possible underlying fracture.
A bruise on the abdomen could indicate injury to which of the following?:
Spleen, liver, and kidneys.
In a contusion, what remains intact?:
The epidermis.
What guideline is there for treatment of chemical burns?:
Wash away the chemical with flowing water.
When treating a puncture wound to the eye, if you bandage both eyes, it is because:
You want to avoid sympathetic eye movement.