Your patient has circumferential full-thickness burns of the…

Your patient has circumferential full-thickness burns of the thorax. He is intubated, and you have noticed an increase in resistance as you bag him. His skin is very tight and inflexible as you try to ventilate. Which of the following is required to improve this patient’s ventilatory status?

You are called to a commercial creamery where an employee go…

You are called to a commercial creamery where an employee got his arm trapped in the ice cream-mixing machinery. You note that the skin has been pulled off his hand and arm from the mid-forearm down. The patient’s muscles, tendons, and bones are exposed. This type of injury is a(n):