Burn Classification
Burn Formula
Case Studies
Guideline
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
100

This burn is very painful but without blisters

What is first degree? 

100

There is one primary burn formula 

What is Parkland

100

Carbonaceous sputum, singed nasal hairs, and facial burns indicate what possible issue?


What is your first treatment of this patient?

What is burned thermal airway?

Airway management.

100

Burns less than this percent TBSA may be cooled with water or saline.

What is 10%?

100

This process is used to treat full-thickness circumferential burns by making an incision through the eschar to expose the fatty tissue. 

What is Escharotomy? 

200

This is this type of burn

What is 4th degree?

200

Why do we need to calculate TBSA burned

to calculate fluid resuscitation

200

How would you treat this?

Steam burn from rice cooker

200

What is the fluid of choice for burns?

LR

200

High risk burn areas include these regions.

What is genitalia, hands, feet, large joints or face?


BURN CENTER.

300

This burn is the most painful. 

What is 2nd Degree Partial Thickness?

300

If an adult burns their entire anterior torso, how much is burned?

What is 18%

300
You have a patient who has suffered a thermal burn, what is different in this type of burn? 

what is risk for arrhythmias 

300

The childs head accounts for what percent of BSA?

What is 18%?

300

Name a H2 receptor blocker or PPI 

ranitidine, protonix, pantoprazole 

400

This type of burn involves epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue that is usually insensitive with severe edema.

What is 3rd degree?

400
if a patient burns their legs, anterior and posterior, how much have their burned? 

36%

400

You have an elderly female who was in a house fire. what are your nursing considerations? 


ABCDE. 

PAIN?

Intubation- thermal injury or inhalation injury


400

These are our choices for burn centers

What is Regions, Rochester Mayo- others hennipin, North Memorial

400

This is what type of burn?

What is electrical (lightning)

500

This burn heals through scar formation and re-epithelialization. 

What is 3rd degree?

500

What is the parkland burn formula?

4mlxTBSA % x weight in kg= amount in 24 hours- half over 8 hours, and the other half over the next 16 hours. 

500

A mom calls about her child who burned their arm with hot coffee, the area is 2 x2 inches. What do you advise them to do? 

Cool the burn, monitor/treat at home

500

Patients with history of renal failure of burns older than 36 hours do not receive this medication.

What is Succinylcholine?

500

Why are we so aggressive with burn treatment hydration with IV fluids? 

Evaporate some, third space some, leaking in capilaries.