Author Question: A client presents at the emergency room with a cut on his hand caused by using a serrated knife to ... (Read 78 times)

CharlieWard · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A client presents at the emergency room with a cut on his hand caused by using a serrated knife to cut a bagel. What is another term for this type of skin alteration?

A) Abrasion
B) Excoriation
C) Laceration
D) Desquamation

Question 2

During a mock training session, student nurses are taught the acronym RACE to be followed during a fire. What does C stand for?

A) Can clients walk to safety?
B) Call for assistance.
C) Contain or confine the fire.
D) Cut out using extinguishers.

tanna.moeller · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
A jagged cut through the skin or tissue, such as a cut made by a serrated knife, is called a laceration. An abrasion is a scrape of the skin surface, excoriation is an abrasion of the epidermis, and desquamation is flaking or shedding of the outer layers of skin.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
C in the RACE acronym stands for containing or confining the fire. R stands for the rescue of clients who can walk to safety; A is for alarm, reminding those involved to call for assistance; and E is for extinguish, or use fire extinguishers to put out the fire.