A Child Has Sustained a Second-Degree Deep Thermal Burn to the Hand.What

question 24

Multiple Choice

A child has sustained a second-degree deep thermal burn to the hand.What is the best first action to take?

• A) Immerse the burned area in cold water.
• B) Apply ice to the burned area.
• C) Break any blisters that are present.
• D) Apply petroleum jelly to the burned skin.

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Definitions:

Lignin

A substance found in many plant cell walls that confers rigidity and strength, particularly in woody tissues.

Polymer

A large molecule composed of repeating structural units, typically connected by covalent chemical bonds, found in many materials and biological systems.

Vascular Plants

Plants that have specialized tissues (xylem and phloem) for transporting water, nutrients, and sugars throughout the organism.

Angiosperms

The traditional name for flowering plants, a very large (more than 300,000 species), diverse phylum of plants that form flowers for sexual reproduction and produce seeds enclosed in fruits; include monocots and eudicots.