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bclement10

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on: Jun 25, 2018
A patient is admitted with a thermal injury. Which mechanism of injury should the nurse consider as the most likely cause of this patient's injuries?
 
  1. fire
  2. lightning
  3. ultraviolet radiation
  4. gunshot

Question 2

A patient was admitted with a head injury caused by rapid acceleration and deceleration. How should the nurse expect this patient's injuries to be classified?
 
  1. blunt
  2. shearing
  3. blast
  4. minor


pallen55

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1

The energy source for the patient's injury is thermal. Mechanisms of injury for thermal injuries include fire, heating appliances, and freezing temperatures. The energy source for lightning is electrical. The energy source for ultraviolet radiation is physical. The energy source for a gunshot is mechanical.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

Blunt trauma occurs when there is no communication between the damaged tissues and the outside environment. It is caused by various forces including deceleration, acceleration, shearing, compression, and crushing. Shearing occurs when structures slip across each other. Blast injuries result from the temperature and velocity of air movement and the force of projectiles from the explosion. Minor trauma causes injury to a single part or system of the body and is usually treated in a physician's office or in the hospital emergency department.


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