A 44-year-old man has suffered severe electrical burns while working on an infrastructure project. Rapid assessment at the scene of the accident reveals that he has burns to his entire lower body and is currently unconscious.
What is the priority action in the immediate care of this patient?
A) Cooling the patient's burns
B) Establishing intravenous access
C) Covering the patient's burns with sterile gauze
D) Maintaining a patent airway
Question 2
A teenage boy has been brought by ambulance to the emergency department from a house fire in which he has suffered extensive injuries. In addition to burns, early blood tests reveal carbon monoxide poisoning.
This assessment finding will be treated by what intervention?
A) Administration of 100 oxygen
B) Intubation and administration of bronchodilators
C) Deep suctioning
D) Incentive spirometry
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