SAQ 1978 – Painful workplace contact injury to the hand

Marked out of 18.00

A 45-year-old man is brought to your ED after a workplace exposure. He has a painful contact injury to his left hand and no first aid has been performed.

He has no past medical history and no allergies. Ambulance treatment included morphine 20 mg IV and ondansetron 8 mg IV. Vital signs are GCS 15, HR 110, BP 130/90, SpO2 100% on room air and temperature 37 degrees C. The left hand is shown.

Clinical photograph of the left hand from the source question
Hand photograph for SAQ 1978.

Describe the significant findings in the photograph.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

State the most likely agent causing the injury.

(Marked out of 1.0)


/ 1

List immediate management of this injury.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4

List referral criteria to a major burns service.

(Marked out of 10.0)


/ 10

Total Score: 0 / 18

Percentage: 0%