Burn practice quiz

Is 6 month old has full thickness burns to his head right arm and back what percentage of his body is burned

45 (head 18, back18, arm9)

How does a superficial(first degree) burn present

Pink or red with little or no swelling

A 49 year old male has burns on the front of both arms and his entire chest above the costal margin what percentage of burns received

18 (anterior arm9, superior chest 9)

A 42 year old male has circumferential burns on both legs and his genitals. What percentage of his body is burned

37 (both anterior legs 18, both posterior 18, genitals 1)

A 22 year old male has isolated and patchy third degree burns. Which classification method should you use to determine the percentage of body area burned

The rule of palm (can be helpful when there is not much surface area burned or it has a unique pattern of injury)

A 3 year old female has circumferential second degree burns reaching up to her knees on both legs what percentage of her body is burned

13 (If legs were burned all the way up ir would be 27 but since it's only up to the knees it's 13) (each leg is 13.5)

A 23 year old male has partial thickness burns to his anterior thighs and full thickness burns to his perineum(genitals). What percent of his body surface area is burned

13 (upper legs 10, genitals 1)

A 17 year old female has a second degree circumferential burn on her left lower leg and foot what percentage of body surface area is burnt

9 (anterior lower leg4.5, posterior lower leg4.5)

A 27 year old year old male has burns on his anterior chest and to the left upper extremity. Circumferentially what percentage of burns did he receive

13.5 (chest - 9 ,upper arm - 4.5)

A 21 year old male tripped and fell into a small campfire he has burns to his hands anterior forearm and upper chest. What percentage of his body has been burned

15 (hands2, anterior forearm 4 (aproximately 2 per arm) upper chest 9)

A 3 year old male has full thickness burns covering his arms, posterior trunk and right leg. what percentage of burns did he receive

50 (right leg14, each arm9, back18)

A 60 year old male was burned in a house fire he has partial and full thickness burns to the anterior surface of his neck chest and abdomen what percentage of his burns did he receive

19 (abdomen9, chest9, neck1)

How does a full thickness burn present

White, waxy and painless

(All layers of the skin, nerve and hair follicles are affected)

A 2 year old female has 2nd degree burns on both palms and third degree burns on her chest and abdomen what percentage of the body is burned

20 (chest9, abdomen 9, hand2)

A 21 year old fell asleep by the pool for 5 hours. He has bright red burns on his neck and down to his ankles what percentage of his body is burned

45 (chest 18, anterior legs 18, anterior arms 9)