, -dry w/leathery eschar
-charred vesicles
-no nerve endings/pain
-hot liquids, chemicals, electrical
4th degree burn
-destruction of entire skin
RACE
Rescue
Alarm
Contain fire
Extinguish/evacuate
PASS
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep
tb test
intradermal
3 types of fire extinguishers
A-paper, wood, plastic
B-flammable, combustible liquids
C-electrical equipment
air embolus
-air leaked in to pts vein
-break in iv line/air in line
air embolus nursing intervention
-turn to left side
-trendelenberg position
speed shock
-administering fluids faster than body can handle
ng tube feeding
-check residual before every feeding
smoke inhalation
-fumes damage cilia/mucosa of the respiratory tract
-decreased alveolar surfactant/atelectasis can occur
atelectasis
-can take several hrs for signs to appear
-increased risk with burns to face/neck/upper chest
smoke inhalation s/s
-cough
-hoarseness
-singed nasal hairs
-tachypnea
-nostril flaring
-agitation
-brassy cough
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