Question

howard has a chemical burn from accidentally spilling a strong basic cleaning solution onto his arm. it causes a small burn mark that goes away after a few weeks. he has no other symptoms. what kind of exposure is this considered? select the best option. acute chronic deadly no effect

Explanation:

• Acute exposure refers to a single, short - term exposure to a substance. In this case, Howard had a one - time spill (a single incident) of the cleaning solution, which is a short - term exposure event.
• Chronic exposure would involve long - term, repeated exposure over an extended period (e.g., years of being exposed to a low - level toxin at work). Since this was a single spill, it is not chronic.
• Deadly exposure would likely result in life - threatening symptoms or death. Howard had only a small burn mark that healed, so it was not deadly.
• No effect is incorrect because Howard did have a burn mark, indicating that there was an effect from the exposure.

Answer:

A. Acute