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What can cause burns? - correct answer. o Heat
o Chemicals
o Electrical current
o Radiation
What age groups have the highest fatality rates when it comes to burns - correct answer. <4 or >65...
Burns (Nursing 4 TEST 4) Questions And
Answers 100% Guaranteed Success.
What can cause burns? - correct answer. o Heat
o Chemicals
o Electrical current
o Radiation
What age groups have the highest fatality rates when it comes to burns - correct
answer. <4 or >65 yrs old
What are the most common types of burns? - correct answer. - Thermal burns or
"heat-induced" (most common)
How are thermal burns or "heat induced" burns caused? - correct answer. Flame
Flash
Scald
Contact w/ hot objects
What 3 sources can cause chemical burns? - correct answer. alkali
organics
acids
Found in many household cleaners
Hydrochloric
Oxalic
Hydrofluoric
What type of chemical burn can these cause? - correct answer. acid
What are alkalis found in? - correct answer. • Oven & drain cleaners
• Fertilizers
• Heavy industrial cleansers
, Why are alkali burns more difficult to manage? - correct answer. Can be more
difficult to mng b/c alkaline substances are not neutralized by tissue fluids as readily as
acid substances
Adheres to tissue, causing protein hydrolysis & liquefaction
• This damage continues even when the alkali is neutralized
Phenols
• Chemical disinfectants
Petroleum products
• Creosote
• Gasoline
Produce
• Contact burns
• Systemic toxicity
What type of burns do these cause? - correct answer. organics
What organs can chemical burns affect? - correct answer. Resp system
Liver
Kidney
What is the process of dealing with a chemical burn? - correct answer. Person
should be removed from burning agent
Chemical should be removed quickly from skin
Dry chemical should be brushed from skin
Affected area should be flushed w/ copious amts of water to irrigate skin
How are dry chemicals removed from the skin? - correct answer. brushed off
When is using water effective at removing chemicals off someone? - correct answer.
anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours postexposure
How long does a chemical burn continue? - correct answer. Burning process will
cont as long as the chem is in contact w/skin
Tissue destruction may cont up to 72 hrs after a chem injury
How long can tissue destruction continue after a chemical injury? - correct answer.
72 hours
o Result from inhalation of hot air or noxious chemicals
o Causes damage to tissues of resp tract - correct answer. smoke inhalation injury
Fortunately, gases are cooled to body temp before they reach lung tissue
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