Burn Injury Case Study (60 min)

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Mr. Travis is a 32 year old male who presents to the ED after sustaining severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns in a house fire. The below diagram estimates his wounds. He weighs 85 kg and is 5’11”.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Application

Using the Rule of Nines, estimate the Total Body Surface Area Burned (TBSA %).

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Application

Calculate the total fluid volume required for resuscitation in the first 24 hours using the Parkland Burn Formula.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

What is the TOP nursing priority for Mr. Travis?

You note circumferential burns around the Right Upper Arm and soot around the mouth with singed nose hairs, plus some facial swelling.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

What are your main concerns for complication(s)?

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

Physiologically, explain the alterations in Mr. Travis’s vital signs.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

How will you know if fluid resuscitation is effective?

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

What are priorities for daily care of Mr. Travis?

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension

Mr. Travis will need skin grafts. How will you explain autologous skin grafts to Mr. Travis and his family?

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