Your patient suffered a severe electrical burn injury. In your emergency care, you should always:
A. Hose down the patient to stop the burning reaction.
B. Assess for an entrance wound and an exit wound.
C. Administer oxygen by a positive pressure ventilator.
D. Pull the patient off the electrical source as soon as possible.
Answer: B. Assess for an entrance wound and an exit wound.
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After appropriately filling the drip chamber with IV fluid, you would:
A) flush air from the IV tubing. B) remove the protective cap from the spike. C) check the IV solution for particles or other impurities. D) adjust the flow to the appropriate rate.
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