UKMLA PLAB AMC USMLE Prometric MCQ

Question Number 0681

Question:
An 18 year old young man is injuired in a fireworks explosion. He has circumferential burn of his right upper arm. He is complaining of pain in his hand and an ultrasound fails to demonstrate amy doppler signals in the radial artery on that side. The most appropriate management at this stage would be

a) rinse in cold water
b) escharotomy
c) oral antacids
d) intravenous steroids
e) lactated Ringer's solution