Mr. Eisner, age 43, sustained severe burns while welding a gasoline tank that he

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Mr. Eisner, age 43, sustained severe burns while welding a gasoline tank that he had removed from a truck. He had full-thickness burns on his face and bald head and on both of his arms and hands as well as a mixture of superficial and deep partial-thickness burns on his anterior trunk. His genital area, lower extremities, and posterior body were not burned. After assessment and emergency stabilization, Mr. Eisner was transported to a regional burn center for care. Which of Mr. Eisner's burns is likely to cause him the most pain? Why?

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the trunk region which was superficially burnt may have relatively more pain because that region will still be having responsive nerves that carry out sensation signal to the brain whereas the deep burnt region has lost the skin part and also may be the nerve terminal.

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