In which situation would you call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number? a teenager who has sunburned arms and is in pain an older person who has a small superficial burn on the leg a small child whose palm is burned by hot water a healthy adult who has a burn on the arm from a cigarette?

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Sierra Evans

Biology

4 May, 12:19

In which situation would you call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number? a teenager who has sunburned arms and is in pain an older person who has a small superficial burn on the leg a small child whose palm is burned by hot water a healthy adult who has a burn on the arm from a cigarette?

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Steven Glass · Answer 1

You would call 911 in the situation where a small child's palm is burned by hot water.

The other situations seem mild;

a teenager with sunburned arms and is in pain is normal when staying out in the sun for too long,

an older person with a small superficial burn on the leg is a mild case of burn,

and a healthy adult with a burn on the arm from a cigarette is fine (he is healthy and the burn is not extreme).