Title: Case Study 12-6 Burns
Course: EMS 1119 Emergency Medical Technician > Section: Module XII Trauma

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A 14-year-old boy has called 9-1-1 to report that the handle of a boiling pot of water broke while he was removing it from the stove, splattering droplets of water on his right leg from mid-thigh to his foot. He is home alone, panicking, and in a tremendous amount of pain. After determining that the burn is a smaller splatter burn, the 9-1-1 dispatcher instructs the boy to irrigate the affected area with cool, running water and unlock the door for EMS.

You arrive on scene and head through the house toward the sounds of a boy crying. As you walk through the kitchen, you see a pot on the stove on high heat. You find your patient, still anxious and appearing in significant pain, holding his leg in the shower.

1. What is your first action upon arrival and entry into the home?
2. How would you classify this burn?
3. How do you stop the burning process? What precaution must be taken in this process?
4. Using the rule of nines, what is the percentage of burn on this patient?
5. How are these burns dressed?