You are dispatched to an industrial plant for a burn. you arrive and find a 60-year-old male who came in contact with a broken steam line and appears to have partial thickness burns on both hands and arms. he is lying on the ground and coworkers are gently spraying him with water from a nearby hose. what should you do? a call for air transport and continue to pour water on the burns until transport arrives. b before doing treatment, call the local burn center for instruction. c care for the burn and do a complete patient assessment, including cervical spine precautions. d because of his age, immediately put him in your ambulance and transport him to a burn center.

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The answer to this question would be: Care for the burn and do a complete patient assessment, including cervical spine precautions.

A competent personnel should give an initial treatment for the burn while waiting for the help comes. The treatment should include cervical spine to prevent neck injury. Calling for an ambulance is should be done as the burn should be treated in hospital.