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| What are the ABC's of burn care? |
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Definition
Airway maintenance and cervical protection
Breathing and Ventilation
(High flow O2 at 15L - 100% Non rebreather mask)
Circulation (2 large bore IV's into unburned skin, begin fluids)
Disability/Neurologic Deficit) |
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| What is the formula for calculating fluids during the first 24 hours post burn? |
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Definition
Adults: Ringer's Lactate 2-4cc x kg. body weight x % burned.
Children: 3-4 cc x kg. body wt. x % burned.
Administration: 1/2 given 1st 8 hrs. 1/4 given 2nd 8hrs. 1/4 given 3rd 8 hrs. |
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Term
| What is the optimal hourly urine output for a burn patient? |
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Definition
| Adults 30 - 50 cc/hr. Children < 30 kg. 1 cc/kg/hr Children > 30 kg. 30 - 50 cc/hr |
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Term
| What is optimal hourly urine output for a patient with an electrical burn? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is an important point to remember about chemical burns? |
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Definition
| Tissue damage will progress until the chemical has been removed or inactivated. |
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Term
| What is an important point to remember when transporting patients to a burn center? |
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Definition
Do NOT give prophylactic antibiotics!!!
Give tetanus prophylaxis |
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Term
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Definition
| Head 9%, Arms 9% each, Legs 18% each, Thorax 18& front/18% back, Perineum 1% |
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Term
| When is an escharotomy performed? |
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Definition
| Only of full thickness circumferential extremity or truncal burns |
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Term
| What happens during different degrees of carbon monoxide poisoning? |
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Definition
15-40% CNS changes of varying degrees
40-60% Obtunded, LOC
50-70% Fatal |
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