You are dispatched to a house fire where a 67-year-old male patient has been removed from the ...

You are dispatched to a house fire where a 67-year-old male patient has been removed from the structure. The patient is alert and oriented, with obvious burns to the hands. His respirations are 24, pulse 110, and the blood pressure 130/84. He states that the fire started in his television set and that he tried to put it out but could not. As he speaks, hoarseness is developing and blisters are starting to form on his hands. Your major concern with this patient is:
 
  A) electrical conduction injury.
  B) treatment for shock.
  C) infection control.
  D) possible toxic inhalation.

Question 2

A patient with skin described as clammy has ________ skin.
 
  A) mottled
  B) cool and moist
  C) warm and dry
  D) ashen

Question 3

The area in a burn surrounding the zone of coagulation and that is characterized by decreased blood flow is the:
 
  A) zone of coagulation.
  B) zone of hyperemia.
  C) zone of stasis.
  D) fluid shift zone.

Question 4

You are assessing a 28-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to his abdomen. You would expect his skin to be:
 
  A) cool and moist.
  B) hot and moist.
  C) warm and dry.
  D) cold and dry.

Question 5

When the skin comes into contact with acids, it forms a thick, insoluble mass at the point of contact. This process is called:
 
  A) coagulation necrosis.
  B) liquefaction necrosis.
  C) the hypermetabolic phase.
  D) the emergent phase.