Rules of 9's
Arm%
What is 9%
4.5 for the front and for the back
How long does a superficial burn take to heal?
What is one week
Who do you call when you cannot treat the victim?
What is 911
Waxy, cherry red, sluggish or no blanching?
What is deep partial thickness burn
Doctor Harish and a bus driver Manish are both in love with the same woman named Priyanka. The bus driver needs to go on a long trip of 10 days. Before he left he gave Priyanka 10 apples . Why?
What is an apple a day keeps the doctor away
Front Torso
What is 18%
9% abdomen
9% torso
What color does the skin appear in a full thickness burn?
What is black and brown
A burned airway is indicated by what two things?
What are a burned mouth and nose
Erythema, blanching on pressure, pain and mild swelling. No vesicles or blisters initially, but can be present after 24 hours
What is superficial burns
Two men are in a desert. They both have packs on. One of the guys is dead. The guy who is alive has his pack open, the guy who is dead has his pack closed. What is in the pack?
What is a parachute
When to seek medical attention for 3rd degree burn
What is over 50%
In a full thickness, burn what is likely?
What is scarring
What parts of the body that are burned would require a call for 911?
What are head, neck, hands, feet and genitals
Two commonly used guides for determining the total body surface area affected or extent of the burn
What is Lund Browder and Rule of Nines
Iron roof, glass walls, burns and burns and never falls. What am I?
What is a lantern
For 2nd degree burn when do you seek medical attention
What is 10%
Blisters on a partial thickness burnmake the skin appeqar what?
What is swelled and wet
What should you never do when a person is burned electrically?
What is touch the person while they are touching the power source
Fluid filled vesicles red, shiny, and wet. Mild edema severe pain (nerve injury)
What is a 2nd degree burn (superficial partial thickness)
In olden days you are a clever thief charged with treason against the king and sentenced to death, but the king decided to be a little lenient and lets you choose your own way to die. What way should you choose?
What is to die of old age
My face, left arm, and back is burned, what percentage?
What is 36%
What are the 3 types of burns?
What are:
Superficial
Partial thickness
Full thickness
What's most important to know about chemical burns?
What is it will continue to burn when on the skin
Dry, leathery, no blanching, possible contractures
What is full thickness burns
I run, it runs, I stop, it runs. What is it?
What is my watch