,A 21 year old male fell asleep by the pool for 5 hours. He has bright red burns on his
neck and down to his ankles. What percentage of his body is burned?
A. 36
B. 27
C. 50
D. 45 - CORRECT ANSWERS -45
A 42 year old male has circumferential burns on both legs and his genitals. What
percentage of his body is burned?
A. 37
B. 45
C. 29
D. 18 - CORRECT ANSWERS -37
A 22 year old male has isolated and patchy third degree burns. Which classification
method should you use to determine the percentage of body area burned?
A. Rule of Nines
B. Broselow tape
C. Rule of Palm
D. Lund and Browder Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS -Rule of Palm
How does a superficial burn present?
A. Dark read and sensitive to cold air
B. White or waxy without pain
C. Pink or red with little or no swelling
D. Red with blisters - CORRECT ANSWERS -Pink or red with little or no swelling
A 49 year old male has burns on the front of both arms and his entire chest above the
costal margin. What percentage of burns received?
A. 13.5
B. 18
C. 9
D. 27 - CORRECT ANSWERS -18
A 17 year old female has a second degree circumferential burn on her left lower leg and
foot. What percentage of body surface area is burned?
A.21
B. 9
C. 18
D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS -9
,A 6 month old male has full thickness burns to his head, right arm, and back. What
percentage of his body is burned?
A. 36
B. 27
C. 45
D. 65 - CORRECT ANSWERS -45
A 2 year old female has second degree burns on both palms and third degree burns on
her chest and abdomen. What percentage of her body is burned?
A. 29
B. 36
C. 20
D. 18 - CORRECT ANSWERS -20
A 60 year old male was burned in a house fire. he has a partial and full thickness burns
to the anterior surface of his neck, chest, and abdomen. What percentage of burns did
he receive?
A. 44
B. 19
C. 14
D. 3 - CORRECT ANSWERS -19
A 3 year old male has full thickness burns covering his arms, posterior trunk and right
leg. What percentage of burns did he receive?
A. 50
B. 36
C. 25
D. 65 - CORRECT ANSWERS -50
A 3 year old female has circumferential second degree burns reaching up to her knees
on both legs. What percentage of her body is burned ?
A. 9
B. 18
C. 27
D. 13 - CORRECT ANSWERS -13
A 23 year old male has partial thickness burns to his anterior thighs and full thickness
burns to his perineum. What percent of his body surface area is burned?
A. 13
, B. 11
C. 19
D. 8 - CORRECT ANSWERS -11
A 21 year old male tripped and fell into a small camp fire. He has burns to his hands,
anterior forearms and upper chest. What percentage of his body has been burned?
A. 9
B. 27
C. 15
D. 21 - CORRECT ANSWERS -15
How does a full thickness burn present?
A. Red, blistered and extremely painful
B. Mottled white and red areas that are sensitive to cold
C. White, waxy and painless
D. Dark red with painful blisters - CORRECT ANSWERS -White, waxy and painless
A 27 year old male has burns on his entire anterior chest and to the left upper extremity,
circumferentially. What percentage of burns did he receive?
A. 27
B. 9.5
C. 13.5
D. 48 - CORRECT ANSWERS -13.5
A 22 year old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his abdomen. He
complains of painful when he inhales and shortness of breathing. What should you
suspect?
A. Abdominal evisceration
B. Splenic rupture
C. Diaphragmatic tear
D. Spontaneous pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWERS -Diaphragmatic tear
An alter 19 year old male was just extricated from a burning building by the fire
department. He has soot around his mouth and nose. What should you do?
A. Apply a pulse oximeter
B. Remove any smoldering clothing
C. Inspect his airway for any burns
D. Administer high-flow oxygen - CORRECT ANSWERS -Remove any smoldering
clothing
Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with multi-system trauma?
neck and down to his ankles. What percentage of his body is burned?
A. 36
B. 27
C. 50
D. 45 - CORRECT ANSWERS -45
A 42 year old male has circumferential burns on both legs and his genitals. What
percentage of his body is burned?
A. 37
B. 45
C. 29
D. 18 - CORRECT ANSWERS -37
A 22 year old male has isolated and patchy third degree burns. Which classification
method should you use to determine the percentage of body area burned?
A. Rule of Nines
B. Broselow tape
C. Rule of Palm
D. Lund and Browder Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS -Rule of Palm
How does a superficial burn present?
A. Dark read and sensitive to cold air
B. White or waxy without pain
C. Pink or red with little or no swelling
D. Red with blisters - CORRECT ANSWERS -Pink or red with little or no swelling
A 49 year old male has burns on the front of both arms and his entire chest above the
costal margin. What percentage of burns received?
A. 13.5
B. 18
C. 9
D. 27 - CORRECT ANSWERS -18
A 17 year old female has a second degree circumferential burn on her left lower leg and
foot. What percentage of body surface area is burned?
A.21
B. 9
C. 18
D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS -9
,A 6 month old male has full thickness burns to his head, right arm, and back. What
percentage of his body is burned?
A. 36
B. 27
C. 45
D. 65 - CORRECT ANSWERS -45
A 2 year old female has second degree burns on both palms and third degree burns on
her chest and abdomen. What percentage of her body is burned?
A. 29
B. 36
C. 20
D. 18 - CORRECT ANSWERS -20
A 60 year old male was burned in a house fire. he has a partial and full thickness burns
to the anterior surface of his neck, chest, and abdomen. What percentage of burns did
he receive?
A. 44
B. 19
C. 14
D. 3 - CORRECT ANSWERS -19
A 3 year old male has full thickness burns covering his arms, posterior trunk and right
leg. What percentage of burns did he receive?
A. 50
B. 36
C. 25
D. 65 - CORRECT ANSWERS -50
A 3 year old female has circumferential second degree burns reaching up to her knees
on both legs. What percentage of her body is burned ?
A. 9
B. 18
C. 27
D. 13 - CORRECT ANSWERS -13
A 23 year old male has partial thickness burns to his anterior thighs and full thickness
burns to his perineum. What percent of his body surface area is burned?
A. 13
, B. 11
C. 19
D. 8 - CORRECT ANSWERS -11
A 21 year old male tripped and fell into a small camp fire. He has burns to his hands,
anterior forearms and upper chest. What percentage of his body has been burned?
A. 9
B. 27
C. 15
D. 21 - CORRECT ANSWERS -15
How does a full thickness burn present?
A. Red, blistered and extremely painful
B. Mottled white and red areas that are sensitive to cold
C. White, waxy and painless
D. Dark red with painful blisters - CORRECT ANSWERS -White, waxy and painless
A 27 year old male has burns on his entire anterior chest and to the left upper extremity,
circumferentially. What percentage of burns did he receive?
A. 27
B. 9.5
C. 13.5
D. 48 - CORRECT ANSWERS -13.5
A 22 year old male has a knife impaled in the upper right quadrant of his abdomen. He
complains of painful when he inhales and shortness of breathing. What should you
suspect?
A. Abdominal evisceration
B. Splenic rupture
C. Diaphragmatic tear
D. Spontaneous pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWERS -Diaphragmatic tear
An alter 19 year old male was just extricated from a burning building by the fire
department. He has soot around his mouth and nose. What should you do?
A. Apply a pulse oximeter
B. Remove any smoldering clothing
C. Inspect his airway for any burns
D. Administer high-flow oxygen - CORRECT ANSWERS -Remove any smoldering
clothing
Which injury or condition should be managed first in a patient with multi-system trauma?
