BURNS PEDIATRIC FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. What is the most common cause of burn injuries in children?
A) Chemical burns
B) Electrical burns
C) Thermal burns
D) Radiation burns
2. Which layer of skin is primarily affected in a superficial partial-thickness
burn?
A) Epidermis only
B) Epidermis and part of the dermis
C) Entire dermis
D) Subcutaneous tissue
3. Which of the following is a priority in the initial management of a child
with severe burns?
A) Debridement
B) Airway management
C) Dressing changes
D) Physical therapy
4. In pediatric burn patients, which fluid is typically used for initial
resuscitation?
A) D5W
B) Lactated Ringer's solution
,C) Normal saline with 20 mEq KCl
D) Hypertonic saline
5. What is the Parkland formula for fluid resuscitation in burn patients?
A) 2 ml/kg/% TBSA burned
B) 3 ml/kg/% TBSA burned
C) 4 ml/kg/% TBSA burned
D) 5 ml/kg/% TBSA burned
6. Which of the following signs indicates an inhalation injury in a pediatric
burn patient?
A) Singed nasal hairs
B) Soot in sputum
C) Hoarseness
D) All of the above
7. What is the primary goal of burn wound management in the first 24 hours?
A) Preventing infection
B) Removing necrotic tissue
C) Starting physical therapy
D) Initiating skin grafts
8. What type of burn injury involves muscle and bone?
A) Superficial partial-thickness
B) Deep partial-thickness
C) Full-thickness
D) Fourth-degree burns
,9. Which of the following is a characteristic of second-degree burns?
A) Dry and leathery skin
B) Red and blistered skin
C) Painful with clear fluid-filled blisters
D) White and painless
10. In the rule of nines for pediatric patients, what percentage is assigned to
the head?
A) 7%
B) 9%
C) 11%
D) 13%
11. What is the most important indicator of fluid resuscitation adequacy in
pediatric burn patients?
A) Blood pressure
B) Urine output
C) Heart rate
D) Serum electrolytes
12. Which burn classification involves only the epidermis and presents with
redness and pain without blisters?
A) Deep partial-thickness
B) Superficial (first-degree) burns
C) Full-thickness
D) Fourth-degree burns
, 13. Which of the following is a common complication of electrical burns in
children?
A) Hypothermia
B) Cardiac arrhythmias
C) Hypercalcemia
D) Hyponatremia
14. What is the preferred method for estimating the total body surface area
(TBSA) burned in children?
A) Lund-Browder chart
B) Wallace rule of nines
C) Both A and B
D) Palmar method
15. Which of the following is an appropriate pain management strategy for
pediatric burn patients?
A) Only acetaminophen
B) Multimodal analgesia including opioids and non-opioids
C) Aspirin
D) Only topical anesthetics
16. When is escharotomy indicated in burn patients?
A) When there is impaired circulation due to circumferential burns
B) For all full-thickness burns
C) In superficial burns
D) Only in chemical burns
17. Which factor increases the risk of developing sepsis in pediatric burn
patients?
2023/2024 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION//ALREADY
PASSED
1. What is the most common cause of burn injuries in children?
A) Chemical burns
B) Electrical burns
C) Thermal burns
D) Radiation burns
2. Which layer of skin is primarily affected in a superficial partial-thickness
burn?
A) Epidermis only
B) Epidermis and part of the dermis
C) Entire dermis
D) Subcutaneous tissue
3. Which of the following is a priority in the initial management of a child
with severe burns?
A) Debridement
B) Airway management
C) Dressing changes
D) Physical therapy
4. In pediatric burn patients, which fluid is typically used for initial
resuscitation?
A) D5W
B) Lactated Ringer's solution
,C) Normal saline with 20 mEq KCl
D) Hypertonic saline
5. What is the Parkland formula for fluid resuscitation in burn patients?
A) 2 ml/kg/% TBSA burned
B) 3 ml/kg/% TBSA burned
C) 4 ml/kg/% TBSA burned
D) 5 ml/kg/% TBSA burned
6. Which of the following signs indicates an inhalation injury in a pediatric
burn patient?
A) Singed nasal hairs
B) Soot in sputum
C) Hoarseness
D) All of the above
7. What is the primary goal of burn wound management in the first 24 hours?
A) Preventing infection
B) Removing necrotic tissue
C) Starting physical therapy
D) Initiating skin grafts
8. What type of burn injury involves muscle and bone?
A) Superficial partial-thickness
B) Deep partial-thickness
C) Full-thickness
D) Fourth-degree burns
,9. Which of the following is a characteristic of second-degree burns?
A) Dry and leathery skin
B) Red and blistered skin
C) Painful with clear fluid-filled blisters
D) White and painless
10. In the rule of nines for pediatric patients, what percentage is assigned to
the head?
A) 7%
B) 9%
C) 11%
D) 13%
11. What is the most important indicator of fluid resuscitation adequacy in
pediatric burn patients?
A) Blood pressure
B) Urine output
C) Heart rate
D) Serum electrolytes
12. Which burn classification involves only the epidermis and presents with
redness and pain without blisters?
A) Deep partial-thickness
B) Superficial (first-degree) burns
C) Full-thickness
D) Fourth-degree burns
, 13. Which of the following is a common complication of electrical burns in
children?
A) Hypothermia
B) Cardiac arrhythmias
C) Hypercalcemia
D) Hyponatremia
14. What is the preferred method for estimating the total body surface area
(TBSA) burned in children?
A) Lund-Browder chart
B) Wallace rule of nines
C) Both A and B
D) Palmar method
15. Which of the following is an appropriate pain management strategy for
pediatric burn patients?
A) Only acetaminophen
B) Multimodal analgesia including opioids and non-opioids
C) Aspirin
D) Only topical anesthetics
16. When is escharotomy indicated in burn patients?
A) When there is impaired circulation due to circumferential burns
B) For all full-thickness burns
C) In superficial burns
D) Only in chemical burns
17. Which factor increases the risk of developing sepsis in pediatric burn
patients?
