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Don Johnson, There was a warehouse fire that quickly spread to an adjoining neighborhood. Multiple burn injuries have overwhelmed the local hospitals. The ICU and burn unit are full of the most severe patients, so some of the patients have been admitted to the stepdown unit on the med-surg floor. Don Johnson 23 y/o male was injured when trying to rescue a coworker. He has sustained burns over part of his back, to include his right arm and right side of his face. Most of the burns are superficial and partial thickness with a few small areas that may be full thickness. The patients beard caught on fire causing burns on the right of face including his right ear. He has an 18- gauge IV to left AC and the Parkland fluid resuscitation is ordered. The patients weighs 90 KG. 4ml x 90 x 20. He is on simple face mask and has a dry cough. Vital signs are BP: 140/82, P: 92, R: 24, T: 99.2 F, 37.3 C, PaO2: 98% You responded correctly to 6 out of 6 evaluations: Category Your response Explanation Educational Needs Increased acuity Patient needs recovery time and surgical intervention education Fall risk Increased acuity Patient has an IV Health change Increased acuity Patient has 20% burns across his body Pain level Increased acuity As a result of superficial and partial thickness burns Psychological Needs Increased acuity The patient had a traumatic experience and may not know what happened to his co-worker that he was "trying" to rescue. His face and ear were burned. Neurological Normal acuity No indication of increased neurological need at this time Don Johnson There was a warehouse fire that quickly spread to an adjoining neighborhood. Multiple burn injuries have overwhelmed the local hospitals. The ICU and burn unit are full of the most severe patients, so some of the patients have been admitted to the stepdown unit on the med-surg floor. Don Johnson 23 y/o male was injured when trying to rescue a coworker. He has sustained burns over part of his back, to include his right arm and right side of his face. Most of the burns are superficial and partial thickness with a few small areas that may be full thickness. The patients beard caught on fire causing burns on the right of face including his right ear. He has an 18-gauge IV to left AC and the Parkland This study source was downloaded by 100000828331062 from CourseHero.com on 08-18-2021 12:41:25 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/91644158/Don-Johnsondocx/ This

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