Burn questions

Question 1

You respond to a house fire with the local fire department. They bring a 48 year old woman out of the house. She is unconscious but her airway is open. Her breathing is shallow at 30 breaths / min. Her pulse is 110 beats / min, strong and regular. Her blood pressure is 108 / 72 mm hg. She has been burned over 40% of her body. The burned area appears to be dry and leathery. It looks charred and has pieces of fabric embedded in the flesh. You know that this type of burn is considered a:

A. partial - thickness burn

B. first degree burn

C. second degree burn

D. third degree burn

Answer 1

D. third degree burn

Question 2

A burn that is characterized by redness and pain is classified as a:
Select one: 
A. partial-thickness burn. 
B. second-degree burn. 
C. full-thickness burn. 
D. superficial burn.

Answer 2

D. superficial burn.

Question 3

A 21-year-old male was working in an auto repair shop and sustained radiator burns to the anterior aspect of both arms and to his anterior chest. According to the rule of nines, this patient has burns that cover \_\_\_\_\_ of his BSA.
Select one: 
A. 45% 
B. 27% 
C. 18% 
D. 36%

Answer 3

C. 18%

Question 4

Burns to pediatric patients are generally considered more serious than burns to adults because:
Select one:
A. most burns in children are the result of child abuse.
B. pediatric patients have a proportionately larger volume of blood.
C. pediatric patients are more prone to hyperthermia.
D. pediatric patients have more surface area relative to total body mass.

Answer 4

D. pediatric patients have more surface area relative to total body mass.

Question 5

Which of the following is a severe burn in a 65-year-old patient?
Select one:
A. Superficial burn to 30% of the BSA
B. Second-degree burn covering 10% of the BSA
C. Full-thickness burn to 1% of the BSA
D. Partial-thickness burn to 20% of the BSA

Answer 5

D. Partial-thickness burn to 20% of the BSA