ELABORATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
A 21 year old male fell asleep by the pool for 5 hours. He has bright red burns on his neck and down to
his ankles. What percentage of his body is burned?
A. 36
B. 27
C. 50
D. 45 - ANSWER-45
A 42 year old male has circumferential burns on both legs and his genitals. What percentage of his body
is burned?
A. 37
B. 45
C. 29
D. 18 - ANSWER-37
A 22 year old male has isolated and patchy third degree burns. Which classification method should you
use to determine the percentage of body area burned?
A. Rule of Nines
B. Broselow tape
C. Rule of Palm
,D. Lund and Browder Chart - ANSWER-Rule of Palm
How does a superficial burn present?
A. Dark read and sensitive to cold air
B. White or waxy without pain
C. Pink or red with little or no swelling
D. Red with blisters - ANSWER-Pink or red with little or no swelling
A 49 year old male has burns on the front of both arms and his entire chest above the costal margin.
What percentage of burns received?
A. 13.5
B. 18
C. 9
D. 27 - ANSWER-18
A 17 year old female has a second degree circumferential burn on her left lower leg and foot. What
percentage of body surface area is burned?
A.21
B. 9
C. 18
D. 4 - ANSWER-9
A 6 month old male has full thickness burns to his head, right arm, and back. What percentage of his
body is burned?
,A. 36
B. 27
C. 45
D. 65 - ANSWER-45
A 2 year old female has second degree burns on both palms and third degree burns on her chest and
abdomen. What percentage of her body is burned?
A. 29
B. 36
C. 20
D. 18 - ANSWER-20
A 60 year old male was burned in a house fire. he has a partial and full thickness burns to the anterior
surface of his neck, chest, and abdomen. What percentage of burns did he receive?
A. 44
B. 19
C. 14
D. 3 - ANSWER-19
A 3 year old male has full thickness burns covering his arms, posterior trunk and right leg. What
percentage of burns did he receive?
A. 50
B. 36
, C. 25
D. 65 - ANSWER-50
A 3 year old female has circumferential second degree burns reaching up to her knees on both legs.
What percentage of her body is burned ?
A. 9
B. 18
C. 27
D. 13 - ANSWER-13
A 23 year old male has partial thickness burns to his anterior thighs and full thickness burns to his
perineum. What percent of his body surface area is burned?
A. 13
B. 11
C. 19
D. 8 - ANSWER-11
A 21 year old male tripped and fell into a small camp fire. He has burns to his hands, anterior forearms
and upper chest. What percentage of his body has been burned?
A. 9
B. 27
C. 15
D. 21 - ANSWER-15