18-year-old girl admitted for severe burns following her rescue from a burning house. She was transported by ambulance to the emergency room after being rescued from her burning house. She was asleep at night when a spark from the family fireplace started a fire, leaving her trapped in her bedroom. By the time the fire rescue squad arrived, she had suffered severe burns and excessive smoke inhalation. In the emergency room, she was conscious and answered the questions properly. She had blisters in her anterior of her chest and anterior part of her right arm and forearm. Also she had sever burn in her both lower limbs (anterior and posterior of both sides) that turn the limbs dark brown. She had pain in her chest and arm but no pain in her lower limbs. Answer the following questions; a) Which type or types of burn does she have? (2 points) b) Why she doesn’t have pain in lower limbs? (1 points) c) Why you must estimate the surface area of the body is affected? (2 points) d) How you estimate the affected area of burn? (1 point) e) Why you must estimate the affected area in this patient? (1 point) f) What are the two life threatening conditions in this patient? (2 points)
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