You attend a 45-year-old male with a deep partial-thickness circumferential burn to his right forearm sustained in an industrial fire. Two hours post-...

Question

You attend a 45-year-old male with a deep partial-thickness circumferential burn to his right forearm sustained in an industrial fire. Two hours post-injury, he reports worsening pain, numbness in his fingers, and the distal forearm feels tense. Radial pulse is absent. What pre-hospital intervention may be required?

Accepted Answer

Emergency escharotomy

Answer

Elevation and cooling of the limb

Answer

Intravenous fluid resuscitation only

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Administration of high-dose analgesia

Answer

Application of a crepe bandage and referral

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Circumferential Burns and Escharotomy