EMTs should always consider the possibility of abuse when treating burn injuries in older adults, pediatric patients or patients with special needs. Which of the following is _not _typically a sign of possible abuse?, Evidence of multiple injuries in various stages of healing, Burns that appear in a pattern, Injuries that correspond to the history provided by caregivers, Scalding injuries to the buttocks, hands, or feet, Patients generally do not complain of pain directly over the site of a full-thickness burn because:, blister formation protects the burn., the nerve endings have been destroyed., subcutaneous tissue does not have feeling., When a person is exposed to a cold environment, sweat is produced and is warmed when the vessels constrict., blood vessels dilate and divert blood to the core of the body., the skin becomes flushed secondary to peripheral vasodilation., blood vessels constrict and divert blood away from the skin., Which of the following open soft-tissue injuries is limited to the superficial layer of the skin and results in the _least_ amount of blood loss?, Avulsion, Abrasion, Incision, Laceration, Which of the following is a severe burn in a 2-year-old child?, Superficial burn that covers 25% of the BSA, All burns, regardless of the location on the body, Partial-thickness burn that covers 10% of the BSA, Any burn that involves the arms, legs, or posterior part of the body, Which of the following is a severe burn in a 65-year-old patient?, Superficial burn to 30% of the body surface area, Partial-thickness burn to 20% of the body surface area, Which of the following is a sign of compartment syndrome?, Pain out of proportion to the injury, Thinning of the fat layer beneath the skin., Increased risk of bruising and skin tears, Which of the following statements regarding electrical burns is correct?, Entrance wounds are small relative to the amount of internal tissue damage., Respiratory or cardiac arrest following an electrical burn is very uncommon., Which of the following would be the _least_ likely cause of an altered level of consciousness in a patient with a burn?, Hypertension, Hypoglycemia, Hypoperfusion, Head injury, Which of the following statements regarding penetrating injuries is correct?, External bleeding may be minimal, but internal injuries and bleeding can be extensive., The degree of internal injury can often be estimated by the external injury., It is important to distinguish between entrance and exit wounds in the field., The depth of a penetrating injury should be thoroughly assessed by the EMT., You and your partner arrive at the scene of a house fire where firefighters 149. have rescued a 50-year-old male from his burning house. The patient has superficial and partial-thickness burns to his face and chest. His nasal hairs are singed, and he is coughing up sooty sputum. You should be _most_ concerned with:, treating him for hypothermia., preventing the risk of infection., estimating the extent of his burns., the potential for airway swelling., You are assessing a 30-year-old woman with multiple large bruises to her chest and abdomen that she experienced during an assault. She is conscious but restless, and her skin is cool and pale. You should be _most_ concerned with:, performing a detailed secondary assessment to locate all her injuries., assessing the bruises that overlie major organs in the chest and abdomen., the fact that her clinical signs could indicate that she is bleeding internally., obtaining a complete set of vital signs to rule out the possibility of shock.

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