Burns || All Questions Answered Correctly.

What does intact skin do? correct answers Protective barrier thermoregulation electrolyte/fluid balance synthesis of vitamin D sensory organ largest organ In burns there are 3 zones what are they? correct answers -Zone of coagulation (is the portion irreversibly injured.) -Zone of stasis and Zone of hyperthermia are defined in response to the injury. Types of Burn Injury correct answers -Thermal -Chemical -Smoke and Inhalation -Electrical What type of burn is caused by flame, flash, scald, or contact with hot objects and is the most common type of burn? correct answers Thermal Burn What depth of burn involves the epidermis and is called a first degree burn? correct answers Superficial partial-thickness burn What depth of burn involves the dermis, is called 2nd degree, and is the most painful? correct answers Deep partial-thickness burn What depth of burn involves fat, muscle, bone and is the least painful? correct answers Full-Thickness burn What can first degree burns cause in infants and elderly? correct answers dehydration What are two commonly used guides for determining the total body surface area? correct answers -Lund-Browder chart -Rule of nines What guide is considered adequate for initial assessment of adult patients with burns? correct answers Rule of nines Using the rule of nines, a burn injury involving the anterior torso and anterior surface of one leg has which of the following extent of injury: A.9% B.18% C.27% D.36% correct answers C. 27% Anterior torso = 18%