Your patient is a toddler who was burned when he accidentally pulled the cord of a deep fryer sitting on a countertop and spilled hot oil on his head and back. He has burns to the back half of his head, as well as his entire back. What percentage of total body surface area does this account for?

A) 36 percent
B) 40 percent
C) 27 percent
D) 18 percent

C

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A) disability insurance withholding. B) Social Security withholding. C) Medicare withholding. D) Medicaid withholding.

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What is the name for the concept whereby individuals' health is viewed as the product not only of their risk factors, but also of their integration and involvement in the social and political life of their community??

A) social capital B) individualism C) social integration D) health investment

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