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The rule of 9s is a quick way to estimate the percentage of a body burned in an adult. Each major body part is assigned a percentage that is a multiple of 9: 🔸Head and neck: 9% 🔸Each arm: 9% 🔸Each leg: 18% 🔸Front torso (chest and abdomen): 18% 🔸Back torso: 18% 🔸Groin area (perineum): 1% How to use it: ➡️ Identify the burned areas: Determine which body parts have been burned. ➡️Add the percentages: Add up the percentages of the burned areas to get an estimate of the total body surface... Simple Nursing Study Guides, Rule Of Nines, Surgical Technologist Student, Nurse Hacks, Simple Nursing, Emt Study, Medical Terminology Study, Nursing Flashcards, Medical Assistant Student

The rule of 9s is a quick way to estimate the percentage of a body burned in an adult. Each major body part is assigned a percentage that is a multiple of 9: 🔸Head and neck: 9% 🔸Each arm: 9% 🔸Each leg: 18% 🔸Front torso (chest and abdomen): 18% 🔸Back torso: 18% 🔸Groin area (perineum): 1% How to use it: ➡️ Identify the burned areas: Determine which body parts have been burned. ➡️Add the percentages: Add up the percentages of the burned areas to get an estimate of the total body…

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(ITUNES OR Listen Here) The Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) Burns are incredibly noticeable but the accompanying inhalational injury gets less attention. The amazing Maryland Critical Care Project features a neat review, N-acetylcysteine for Inhalational Burn Injury Occurs in ~20% of all burn patients Mortality is 30% Major mechanisms of injury: Temperature - often

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