Burns: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Burns

Sample item

What determines the severity of a burn most directly?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

D. Depth and total body surface area

This Burns item is answered by Depth and total body surface area, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Option by option

  • A. Blood group

    Blood group may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

  • B. Hand dominance

    Hand dominance does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

  • C. Hair color

    Hair color does not establish the requested burns conclusion.

  • D. Depth and total body surface area (correct)

    Correct. Depth and total body surface area most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is D, Depth and total body surface area. This Burns item is answered by Depth and total body surface area, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Why is "Blood group" not the answer?

Blood group may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

Why is "Hand dominance" not the answer?

Hand dominance does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

Why is "Hair color" not the answer?

Hair color does not establish the requested burns conclusion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Burns in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct. Depth and total body surface area most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Burns?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.