Burns & Dressings

Create a detailed illustration of various types of burns and appropriate medical dressings, focusing on wound care and treatment in a clinical setting.

Burns and Dressings Quiz

Welcome to the Burns and Dressings Quiz! This engaging quiz is designed to test your knowledge about wound care and burn classifications. Whether you're a healthcare professional, a student, or simply someone interested in learning more about this vital topic, you'll find valuable insights and information.

Topics covered in this quiz include:

Types of burn injuries
Wound care management
Appropriate dressing selections
Recognizing burn classifications

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by HealingHand37

Black wounds are treated with debridement. Which type of debridement is most selective and least damaging?

Debridement with scissors

Debridement with wet to dry dressings

Mechanical debridement

Chemical debridement

A client with a wound in the late regeneration phase of tissue repair. The wound may be protected by applying a:

Transparent film

Hydrogel dressing

Alginate dressing

Foam dressing

Which of the following patients would be expected to benefit from a moist to dry dressing?

24 yr old with an open infected wound from a spider bite

7 yr old with an abrasion on bilateral knees

50 yr old with a post op knee replacement incision

30 yr old who had a large cyst removed and now has some necrotic tissue

Why does a wound bed need to stay moist?

To support healing by enabling granulation tissue to grow

To prevent excessive fluid loss from the body

To determine if the area has reactive hyperemia

To decrease patient discomfort

Is generally a focal injury that is dry, often has an appearance similar to a full-thickness burns; contact site

Exit wound

Electrical burns

Entrance wound

Friction burns

The PT is caring for a patient with superficial partial-thickness burns of the face sustained within the last 12 hours. Upon assessment the PT would expect to find which manifestation?

Blisters

Destruction of all skin layers

Reddening of the skin

Damage to sebaceous glands

When assessing a patient with a partial-thickness burn, the PT would expect to find:

Blisters

Red, shiny, wet appearance

Intact nerve endings

Exposed fascia

A px has a scald burn on the R arm that is bright, red, moist, and has several blisters. What is the classification of burns?

Superficial partial-thickness burn

Superficial burn

Full-thickness burn

Thermal burn

A 25 yr old px is admitted with partial-thickness injuries over 20% of the total body surface area involving both lower legs

Minor burn

Moderate burn

Severe burn

Intermediate burn

A px has experienced a full-thickness thermal burn from the grill. What manifestation should the PT expect?

Severe pain, blisters, and blanching with pressure

Pain, minimal edema, and blanching with pressure

Redness, evidence of inhalation injury, and charred skin

No pain, waxy white skin, and no blanching with pressure

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