*BONUS Question* Answer this question correctly, and 2 point…

*BONUS Question* Answer this question correctly, and 2 points will be added to your final exam grade. There is no penalty for answering incorrectly.  A 19 year old male presents to the emergency department with burns after being at a bond fire party with his friends. His accompanying friend states the fire was burning out so he and the patient add more logs to the fire, then the patient threw a bottle of gasoline on the fire which caused an explosion.  Upon exam you note significant erythema and blisters to the patient’s face, chest, and abdomen. You note black charred skin of his entire right arm, and blisters to the front of his right leg. The skin of his front left arm and leg are dry, without blisters, but are erythematous and painful. No burns present to his genitals or back.  What percentage of this patient’s total body surface area is injured?   

A 18 year old male presents to a critical access hospital wi…

A 18 year old male presents to a critical access hospital with burns to his arms, chest, neck, and face secondary to a burn fire. He lives in rural Arkansas, 25 minutes from the critical access hospital and 3 hours from a burn center.  All of the following are indications for the nurse practitioner to stabilize then transfer the patient to a burn center  EXCEPT:

Patient was found in mobile home, unresponsive. She presents…

Patient was found in mobile home, unresponsive. She presents to ER with confusion, irritability, heart rate 132 bpm, and headaches. She is a poor historian due to clinical condition. After stabilization, the family is updated on patient’s status. What report from family is concerning for environmental component of current patient status?