Chat 26 RESUSCITATION PHASE OF BURN INJURY

Question 1

Immediate care focuses on

Answer 1

maintaining an open airway, ensuring adequate breathing and circulation, limiting the extent of injury, and maintaining the function of vital organs.

Question 2

Assess the burn patient’s

Answer 2

airway and adequacy of breathing before assessing any other body system.

Question 3

Keep an endotracheal kit or tracheostomy kit at the bedside of any patient with

Answer 3

facial burns, burns inside the mouth, singed nasal hairs, or a “smoky” smell to the breath.

Question 4

Check ventilator alarms

Answer 4

hourly for patients who are receiving paralytic drugs during mechanical ventilation,

Question 5

Give analgesics, sedatives, and antianxiety drugs to patients

Answer 5

receiving paralytic drugs during mechanical ventilation.

Question 6

Notify the physician immediately if the patient with an inhalation injury

Answer 6

becomes more breathless or audible wheezes disappear.

Question 7

When signs of pulmonary edema are present, elevate the head of the bed to

Answer 7

at least 45 degrees, apply oxygen and facilitate immediate intubation.

Question 8

Use strict aseptic technique when caring for patients who have

Answer 8

open burn wounds.

Question 9

Nonsurgical interventions include

Answer 9

airway maintenance, promotion of ventilation, monitoring gas exchange, oxygen therapy, drug therapy, positioning, and deep breathing.