A Patient Has Been Splashed in the Face with Battery

question 37

Multiple Choice

A patient has been splashed in the face with battery acid. He is complaining of being unable to see anything and severe burning to his face. You observe him holding both eyes tightly shut with significant burns on his cheeks and eyelids. In this situation, the EMT would assess the eyes:

• A) prior to assessing the airway.
• B) after assessing the patient's radial pulse.
• C) after determining the patient's level of consciousness.
• D) following manual in-line spinal immobilization.

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