15th September 2020

An 8-year-old girl arrives in A&E with extensive scalds to her hands and forearms

An 8-year-old girl arrives in A&E with extensive scalds to her hands and forearms. Her father tells you that she tried to pick up the kettle and dropped it on the floor. On examination, you observe extensive and continuous scalding of both hands and arms until a horizontal line roughly at the same level on both forearms. Given the most likely diagnosis, which of the following is important to do?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.