In assessing the client’s potential for an inhalation injury as a result of a flame burn, what is the most important question to ask the client on admission?

“Are you a smoker?”“When was your last chest x-ray?”“Have you ever had asthma or any other lung problem?” “In what exact place or space were you when you were burned?”

Explanation.

The risk for inhalation injury is greatest when flame burns occur indoors in small, poorly ventilated rooms. although smoking increases the risk for some problems, it does not predispose the client for an inhalation injury.