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Electrical Burn Ques 46 Flashcards

1
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Acute gastric erosion as complications of severe burns ischemia and cell necrosis of gastric mucosa

A

Curling ulcer

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2
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Are injuries to the skin caused by exposure to extreme heat, hot liquids, electrical agent, strong chemicals, or radiation

A

Burns

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3
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About ___American seeks care for burns each year

A

48600

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4
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About___ patients are hospitalized for minor burns each year

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34,00

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5
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Fires and burns kill approximately___people each year in the United States

A

4000

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6
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Today___ a patient treated and burns center survive

A

96.7

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7
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Damaged tissue deep within the body

A

Electrical burn

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8
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This type of burn damage is not always visible and the entrance site and exit site may appear smaller

A

Electrical burn

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9
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What type of monitoring should be initiated on a patient with electrical burn

A

Cardiac monitoring should be initiated if the patient does not complain of chest pain

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10
Q

Causes greater injury and burns by liquefying the tissue

A

Alkalis

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11
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Damage the tissue by coagulating cells and proteins

A

Acids

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12
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All__should be considered potentially life-threatening until they are thoroughly assessed

A

Burns

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13
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When a burn area is large the inflammatory response can result in

A

Massive shift of water,

electrolytes

and proteins into the tissue

which equals severe EDEMA

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14
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Massive shift of water,

electrolytes

and proteins into the tissue

which equals severe EDEMA

A

Can happen when a burn area is large

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15
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My potassium is released from damage cells it causes

A

Hyperkalemia

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16
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Caused by the stress response and potassium shift

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Hyponatremia

17
Q

When a Burn area is large what happened to your respiratory

A

It goes in the metabolic acidosis

18
Q

The loss of the fluid from vascular space can lead to

A

Hypervolemia with low blood pressure

19
Q

What increases when you have a burn area that is large

A

Hematocrit and viscosity of the blood

20
Q

Hematocrit will increase because

A

A concentration of the blood

which is missing the component that shift into the tissue

21
Q

The viscosity of the blood will increase causing

A

Slowing of the blood flow in the small vessels which in turn causes hypoxia

22
Q

Kidney failure can be a risk from

A

Hypovolemia

23
Q

If the burn was caused by a fire what happens to long

A

Lung tissue injury from inhalation of heat and smoke because Alveolar Edema

24
Q

Why would the Hematocrit the increase in a patient with a large burn area

A

Fluid loss

25
Q

What are released in the body in response to stress

A

CATECHOLAMINES

Aldosterone

cortisol

antidiuretic hormone

26
Q

How is the severity of the burnt determined

A

Depends on the cause

the temperature

duration of contact

extent of burn

area region of the body involved

27
Q

Depends on the cause

the temperature

duration of contact

extent of burn

area region of the body involved

A

Are how the severity of burn are determined

28
Q

Sign and symptoms of burns

A

Reddening of the skin to full loss of tissue down the bone with black charred area

Blisters

A dry scab like crust

Eschar

Leathery layer

29
Q

Can blisters form if the patient is burn

A

Yes

30
Q

Can a dry scab like form over superficial burns occur if the patient is severely burned

A

Yes

31
Q

Leathery layers of dead tissue happens when

Eschar is hard

A

There has been a full thickness injury

it is dark brown to black

32
Q

Diagnosis of the depth of the burn is made based on

A

A classification system

33
Q

Is based on the amount of the body surface that has been burned and the depth of the burn

A

Classification system of burns

34
Q

What group cannot be assessed using the rule of nine

A

Children

35
Q

Your head and arms are what percent when you’re talking about burns

A

4.5%

36
Q

Your chest and your back is what percent when you’re talking about burns

A

18%

37
Q

Your legs are what percent when you’re talking about burn

A

9%

38
Q

Your groin area is what percent what you’re talking about burns

A

1%

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