Study Guide

What should you do first when treating a patient with a chemical burn?

• Begin flushing with copious amounts of water.

• Brush the chemicals off the skin.

• Remove all the patient's clothing.

• Wait for a hazardous materials team to arrive.

You should peel away clothing that has "melted" into the flesh of a burn patient

• true

• false

There are three methods of calculating an area of burned skin. Which method is the MOST used?

• A Broselow tape

• Rule of nines

• Rule of palm

• The Lund and Browder chart

The client has burns on both legs. These areas appear white and leather-like. No blisters or bleeding are present, and there is just a “small amount of pain.” How to categorize this injury?

• Full-thickness

• Partial-thickness superficial

• Partial-thickness deep

• Superficial

Grayish white patches are the warning signs for

• Frostbite

• Hypothermia

• Both

• Neither

The symptoms (feeling numb and cold, becoming tired and unable to think straight, shivering uncontrollably, making poor decisions, stumbling/falling or losing consciousness) are symptoms of

• Frostbite

• Hypothermia

• Both

• Neither

The symptoms (feeling numb and cold, becoming tired and unable to think straight, shivering uncontrollably, making poor decisions, stumbling/falling or losing consciousness) are symptoms of

• Frostbite

• Hypothermia

• Both

• Neither

The majority of diabetic emergencies are called hypoglycemia which means

• not enough sugar

• too much sugar

• not enough insulin

Signs and symptoms of a diabetic emergency include

• Pain, sadness, access of energy

• Sweaty, red face, hot, emotional

• sweaty, pale, cold, irritable, confused

During a seizure or convulsion you should

• Restrict the casualty's movement by pinning them down

• Protect them from injury but do NOT restrict their movement

• Give them something to drink or eat

• Put something in their mouth between their teeth