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Title: A patient is brought to the emergency department with the following burn injurie Post by: colleen on Jan 19, 2013 A patient is brought to the emergency department with the following burn injuries: a blistered and reddened anterior trunk, reddened lower back, and pale, waxy anterior right arm. Calculate the extent of the burn injury (TBSA) using the rule of nines.
Title: Re: A patient is brought to the emergency department with the following burn injurie Post by: robertling on Jan 20, 2013 22.5 -- The anterior trunk has superficial partial-thickness burns and is calculated in TBSA as 18%. The arm has a deep partial-thickness burn and is calculated as 4.5%. The burn on the lower back is superficial and is not calculated in TBSA.
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