What Is the First Threat to Life from a Massive

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is the first threat to life from a massive third- degree burn?

• A)infection
• B)unbearable pain
• C)loss of immune function
• D)catastrophic fluid loss

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Definitions:

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.

Wavelength

The distance between successive crests of a wave, often used to describe the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation.

Visible Light

The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye, ranging approximately from 390 to 700 nanometers wavelength.

Energy

The capacity to perform work or to produce changes within a system, existing in kinetic, potential, thermal, electrical, chemical, nuclear, or other various forms.