This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The emergency response team is setting up an area in which to triage victims of a building blast in ... (Read 24 times)

stephzh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
The emergency response team is setting up an area in which to triage victims of a building blast in a major metropolitan area. Which area should the nurse identify to set up this triage location?
 
  1. hot zone
  2. warm zone
  3. cold zone
  4. clean zone

Question 2

A patient is brought into the emergency department with chemical burns. What should the nurse do to help this patient?
 
  1. Check to see if all clothing has been removed and begin flushing the patient's skin with water.
  2. Begin flushing the patient's clothes and skin with warm water.
  3. Do not remove any jewelry.
  4. Keep the patient's contact lenses in place and flush only with warm water.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

jordangronback

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 339
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3

The cold zone is considered the safe zone. It is the area in which a more in-depth triage of victims can be performed. The hot zone is closest to the site of the disaster. Decontamination takes place in the hot zone. It would not provide the needed safety to perform in-depth triage activities. The warm zone also serves as a location for decontamination of victims. Personal protective equipment is needed. It is not a safe location for the in-depth triage. None of the zones is referred to as a clean zone.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

After the chemical exposure, the patient's clothing, jewelry, and contact lenses should be removed. The chemical should then be flushed from the skin with copious amounts of cool running water.




stephzh

  • Member
  • Posts: 556
Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


kalskdjl1212

  • Member
  • Posts: 353
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

Did you know?

To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.

Did you know?

Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.

Did you know?

Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.

Did you know?

All adults should have their cholesterol levels checked once every 5 years. During 2009–2010, 69.4% of Americans age 20 and older reported having their cholesterol checked within the last five years.

Did you know?

There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library