A patient is admitted with burns to both legs and one arm after being electrocuted while replacing a transformer during a thunderstorm. Since these limbs appear mummified, which treatment should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this patient?

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1. Burns caused by high-voltage electrical exposure may appear charred and mummified. Amputation is usually required.
2. The tissue is burned beyond healing. The limbs will need to be amputated.
3. Whirlpool and wet dressings will not help these burns. The limbs will need to be amputated.
4. An escharotomy and colloid dressings will not help these burns. The limbs will need to be amputated.

A Patient Is Admitted with Burns to Both Legs and One