Question 74 · LDEK · Trauma
Indicate true sentences regarding burns:
1) shock which may follow extensive burns is a type of hypovolemic shock;
2) according to the rule of '9' a burn to scrotum is 10% of TBSA;
3) blisters are characteristic of II° burns;
4) sunburns are the most frequent III° burns;
5) lack of pain is characteristic of III° burns.
The correct answer is:
2) according to the rule of '9' a burn to scrotum is 10% of TBSA;
3) blisters are characteristic of II° burns;
4) sunburns are the most frequent III° burns;
5) lack of pain is characteristic of III° burns.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2.
- B. 2,4.
- C. 1,3.
- D. 2,5.
- E. 2,3.
Hint
Check each statement: the mechanism of burn shock, the value of the perineum in the rule of nines, and the signs of each burn depth.
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