*2f Integumentary System: Burns and Wounds

Imagine you are a doctor explaining to a patient. What would you say is the primary role of skin?

• To provide a barrier against pathogens

• To regulate body temperature

• To produce vitamin D

• To sense touch and pressure

You are a military doctor in a war zone and one of your patient has just been injured by a bomb. His wound shows signs of 3rd degree burns. How would you treat his wound?

• Apply antibiotic cream

• Clean and cover with a bandage

• Perform skin grafting

• Prescribe pain medication

Your patient, a firefighter, has just suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns on their leg while trying to save a child. How much scarring would result from this type of wound?

• No scarring

• Minimal scarring

• Moderate scarring

• Extensive scarring

Why would the areas that sustained second-degree burns be red, blistered, and painful while the third-degree burns were pale and painless?

• Second-degree burns cause more tissue damage

• Third-degree burns destroy sensory receptors

• Second-degree burns have a higher risk of infection

• Third-degree burns result in more inflammation

Your an emergency room doctor and a patient comes in that fell into a bonfire. After evaluating your patient, you recommend skin grafts for their chest and arms, but probably not the face and neck. Why would this be?

• The chest and arms have superficial burns

• The face and neck have more blood vessels

• The chest and arms have third-degree burns

• The face and neck have better healing abilities

What type of wound does your patient have?

• Laceration

• Abrasion

• 2nd Degree burn

• Avulsion

What type of wound does your patient have?

• Laceration

• Abrasion

• 2nd Degree burn

• Avulsion

What type of wound does your patient have?

• Laceration

• Puncture

• 2nd Degree burn

• Avulsion

Late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon almost "ripped his finger off" when he got his wedding ring caught on a countertop when he tripped and fell. What type of wound does your patient have?

• Laceration

• Abrasion

• 2nd Degree burn

• Avulsion

Where is this abrasion on your patient located?

• Right anterior forearm

• Left anterior forearm

• Right posterior forearm

• Left posterior forearm