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bclement10

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An intoxicated patient has suffered a burn to his left lateral thigh after passing out with his leg touching the side of a kerosene heater. Close examination of the burn reveals tough leathery tissue in the center of the burn with red skin with blisters surrounding it. Regarding the burn, which one of the following is true?
 
  A) The inner portion of the burn is full thickness and the outer portion partial thickness.
  B) The pain is originating from the more severely burned center of the injury.
  C) The blister formation indicates that portion of the burn can be classified as full thickness.
  D) The outer skin surrounding the burn can be medically described as eschar.

Question 2

After a 911 call hang-up, you enter a room and see an apparently unresponsive female patient with a bag over her head. A person in the neighboring apartment tells you that she said that she suffers from depression and made a threat to kill herself with a suicide bag this morning. Your immediate action would be to:
 
  A) remove the bag.
  B) leave the room.
  C) move the patient.
  D) manual in-line spinal immobilization.


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janieazgirl

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


bclement10

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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