A Healthcare Professional Is Determining the Disposition of Four Burn

question 2

Multiple Choice

A healthcare professional is determining the disposition of four burn patients in the Emergency department. Which patients will the professional refer to the burn center? (Select all that apply.)

• A)Partial thickness burn 20% TBSA
• B)Burn of the genitals
• C)Lightening injury
• D)Both arms burned
• E)Concomitant trauma

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Definitions:

Missouri Compromise

A legislative agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories.

Dred Scott Case

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1857 that held African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court.

Supreme Court

The highest judicial body in the United States, consisting of nine Justices and holding the ultimate authority in constitutional interpretation and major legal disputes.

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The year that marks several significant events, among them the beginning of the Indian Rebellion against British rule.