A child is admitted with extensive burns.The nurse notes burns on the child's lips and singed nasal hairs.The nurse should suspect what condition in the child?
A) A chemical burn
B) A hot-water scald
C) An electrical burn
D) An inhalation injury

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Evidence of an inhalation injury includes burns of the face and lips,singed nasal hairs,and laryngeal edema.Clinical manifestations may be delayed for up to 24 hours.Chemical burns,electrical burns,and burns associated with hot-water scalds would not produce singed nasal hair.

A Child Is Admitted with Extensive Burns