Burn Care Guidelines Examination

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1. All of the following injuries meet the criteria of the ABA for recommended referral to a burn unit except:

a. 2° and 3° burns of 45% or more
b. An electrical burn with 2 small burns on the same foot
c. Superficial burns of the face and both arms and partial thickness burn of most of 1 leg
d. Full thickness burn of 1 forearm

2. Thermal burn characteristics include which of the following:

a. Severity of burn is determined by degree of heat and length of exposure
b. Burns occurring at different parts of the body at the same temperature and length of exposure may have different depths of injury
c. Are generally relatively clean
d. All of the above

3. All of the following statements regarding determining the size of the burn are true except:

a. The Rule of Nines is the most common way to estimate burn size
b. The care giver can use his/her palm to estimate the burn size of the patient
c. The Lund-Browder scale is more accurate for children
d. Estimating size of burn is important for emergency management

4. Which of the following describes a deep partial thickness burn at initial presentation to the ER (e.g. < 24 hours)?

a. Pain free, pink, moist tissue
b. Fluid-filled blisters, painful
c. Pain free, hair removes easily, dry
d. Thick, leathery eschar; severe pain

5. A full thickness burn wound:

a. Heals without surgery
b. Is pain free throughout the healing process
c. Has minimal resultant scarring
d. Generally needs a skin graft for adequate healing

6. A type of mechanical debridement is:

a. Whirlpool
b. Pulsatile lavage
c. Scrub
d. All of the above

7. The characteristics of silver sulfadiazine include all of the following except:

a. Antimicrobial and antifungal
b. Excellent penetration of eschar
c. Retardation of epithelialization
d. Hydrates the eschar

8. Mafenide acetate cream:

a. Is extremely painful
b. Has excellent penetration of eschar
c. Is the recommended topical agent for ear burns
d. All of the above

9. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

a. A patient should begin ROM exercises as soon as possible after a burn injury.
b. A patient with leg burns should remain on bedrest until the burns re-epithelialize.
c. Partial-thickness burns should re-epithelialize within 21 days of injury.
d. A burn wound may become deeper if not properly treated.

10. Education of a patient after a burn injury has healed on the surface includes:

a. Avoiding direct sunlight for up to 2 years after injury
b. Applying a fragrant lotion that helps the patient feel better
c. Application of compression to areas of burn that took longer than 2-3 weeks to heal
d. a and c

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