Author Question: A patient walks to your location following an accident involving an afternoon barbecue where the ... (Read 101 times)

DyllonKazuo · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

A patient walks to your location following an accident involving an afternoon barbecue where the patient tried to light the fire with gasoline. He presents with severely burned hands that are white and have areas of charred, black patches. He is complaining of pain to his upper arms and back with some blistering. This patient has:

A) partial-and full-thickness burns.
B) partial-thickness burns.
C) relative hypovolemia.
D) superficial flash burns.

Question 2

A patient has fallen through a large plate glass window. As you approach, you note the patient to be sitting up holding his hand over a large laceration that is spurting bright red blood. Which one of the following should you do immediately?

A) Provide oxygen at 15 liters per minute.
B) Assess the airway for patency.
C) Apply direct pressure to the laceration.
D) Determine the presence and rate of the pulse.