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CPD 39

There may be more than one correct
answer to the multiple choice questions CPD Quiz
listed here. The correct answers (given
below in the inverted text) are those deemed
most appropriate by the authors in the
context of this CPD article.

1. What causes a scald? 3. Early complications of a burn include: After reading this article you may wish to
A) Contact with a hot object A) Fluid loss reflect on what you have learned, how this
b) Exposure to radiation b) Acute kidney injury might be applied to your own work and to
C) Contact with a chemical C) Scarring make a note of this in your portfolio.
D) Contact with a hot liquid or steam D) Death

2. Which features indicate a complex 4. When should non-accidental injury
burn? be suspected in a patient with a burn?
A) Any thermal burn affecting a critical area A) The patient is not independently mobile
b) All chemical and electrical burns b) The burn is in the shape of an object
C) A deep partial-thickness burn covering
less than 1% of the body C) There is no explanation for the injury
D) All thermal burns covering more than D) The patient presented immediately after
15% of the body in adults the injury
For further information and resources: www.clarity.co.uk Answers: Question 1 = D 2 = A, B, D 3 = A, B, D 4 = A, B, C WIN Vol 26 No 3 April 2018