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Case #1 -
A 53 year old with burns of her face, neck and extremities

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1.) What are the priorities for immediate care?  Answer 
2.) What does her confusion suggest to you?  Answer 
3.) What are observations that make you suspicious of inhalation injury?  Answer 
4.) How would you evaluate for inhalation injury?  Answer 
5.) How do you determine size or extent of the burn?  Answer 
6.) How is fluid resuscitation managed?  Answer 
7.) Other than extent of burn, what are other important prognostic factors?  Answer 
8.) How is the burn wound itself treated?  Answer 
9.) If the patient has an inhalation injury, how is that treated?  Answer 
 
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