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SUBJECT 4 · POST-CRASH & TRIAGE

Burn patients can only drink plain water when they are thirsty.

A
True
B
False
ANSWER · B
Burn patients can drink mildly salty water to replenish body fluids. Drinking only plain water further reduces blood sodium chloride concentration, lowers extracellular fluid osmotic pressure, causes intracellular edema, and leads to cerebral or pulmonary edema (water intoxication), which can be fatal. The absolute word "only" makes the statement incorrect.
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