Which of the following patients should be cared for in a burn center?
a. A 16-year-old female who has a 2-inch wide full-thickness burn on her leg from coming in contact with a motorcycle exhaust pipe
b. A 30-year-old woman who has deep partial-thickness burns on her hand and arm as a result of spilling hot cooking oil on herself
c. A 12-year-old boy with a superficial partial-thickness burn on his forearm as a result of making a torch by lighting aerosol from a can of hairspray
d. A 45-year-old man who has a full-thickness burn about 3 inches long by inch wide on his posterior arm from backing into a barbecue grill
Question 2
Your patient is a 40-year-old man who was burned when he spilled gasoline on his pants while he was standing near the pilot light of his hot-water heater. He has partial thickness burns from his feet to just above his knees, circumferentially around both legs. According to the Rules of Nines, the man burned ____ of his body surface.
a. 9 percent
b. 4.5 percent
c. 36 percent
d. 18 percent
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