ATLS: Thermal Injuries exam questions
with complete answers
airway compromise - Answer-The major principles of thermal injury management
include maintaining a high index of suspicion for the presence of __________ following
smoke inhalation and secondary to burn edema; identifying and managing associated
mechanical injuries; maintaining hemodynamic normality with volume resuscitation;
controlling temperature; and removing the patient from the in- jurious environment.
rhabdomyolysis and cardiac dysrhythmias - Answer-Clinicians also must take measures
to prevent and treat the potential com- plications of specific burn injuries. Examples
include ________, which can be associated with electrical burns; extremity or truncal
compartment syndrome, which can occur with large burn resuscitations; and ocular
injuries due to flames or explosions.
extent of the inflammatory response to the injury - Answer-The most significant
difference between burns and other injuries is that the consequences of burn injury are
directly linked to the _________
edema - Answer-Airway injury in burns may develop over time and not be immediately
present compared to other trauma, this is due to the process of ______
capillary - Answer-Burn injury hypovolemia is due to the inflammatory changes and
_____ leak
leak - Answer-The goal of burn resuscitation is to maintain intravascular fluid in the face
of an ongoing ________. Whereas the other trauma stops the leak and fills vascular
space.
Clean (the heat killed the bacteria) - Answer-Are burn injuries dirty or clean?
immediate intubation - Answer-Stridor occurs late and indicates the need for _____
intubate the patient - Answer-Transfer patient to burn center with inhalation injury but
first
neck - Answer-Early intubation is indicated for full thickness circumferential ____ burns
carbon monoxide poisoning - Answer-Direct thermal injury to the lower airway is very
rare and essentially occurs only after exposure to superheated steam or ignition of
inhaled flammable gases. Breathing concerns arise from three general causes: hypoxia,
__________, and smoke inhalation injury.
with complete answers
airway compromise - Answer-The major principles of thermal injury management
include maintaining a high index of suspicion for the presence of __________ following
smoke inhalation and secondary to burn edema; identifying and managing associated
mechanical injuries; maintaining hemodynamic normality with volume resuscitation;
controlling temperature; and removing the patient from the in- jurious environment.
rhabdomyolysis and cardiac dysrhythmias - Answer-Clinicians also must take measures
to prevent and treat the potential com- plications of specific burn injuries. Examples
include ________, which can be associated with electrical burns; extremity or truncal
compartment syndrome, which can occur with large burn resuscitations; and ocular
injuries due to flames or explosions.
extent of the inflammatory response to the injury - Answer-The most significant
difference between burns and other injuries is that the consequences of burn injury are
directly linked to the _________
edema - Answer-Airway injury in burns may develop over time and not be immediately
present compared to other trauma, this is due to the process of ______
capillary - Answer-Burn injury hypovolemia is due to the inflammatory changes and
_____ leak
leak - Answer-The goal of burn resuscitation is to maintain intravascular fluid in the face
of an ongoing ________. Whereas the other trauma stops the leak and fills vascular
space.
Clean (the heat killed the bacteria) - Answer-Are burn injuries dirty or clean?
immediate intubation - Answer-Stridor occurs late and indicates the need for _____
intubate the patient - Answer-Transfer patient to burn center with inhalation injury but
first
neck - Answer-Early intubation is indicated for full thickness circumferential ____ burns
carbon monoxide poisoning - Answer-Direct thermal injury to the lower airway is very
rare and essentially occurs only after exposure to superheated steam or ignition of
inhaled flammable gases. Breathing concerns arise from three general causes: hypoxia,
__________, and smoke inhalation injury.
