b. EXAMPLE #1. A person sustained burns of the chest, abdomen, and right
arm.
PROBLEM: What percentage of the body was burned?
SOLUTION:
Chest (anterior trunk)
=
9.0 %
Abdomen
=
9.0 %
front right arm
=
4.5 %
back right arm
=
4.5 %
27.0 %
c. EXAMPLE #2. A small child was burned on the posterior trunk, the back of
the right arm, and the back of the right leg.
PROBLEM: What percentage of the body was burned?
SOLUTION:
Posterior trunk = 18.0 %
back right arm = 4.5 %
back right leg = 6.7 %
29.2 %
d. EXAMPLE #3. An adult is burned on the anterior trunk, the right arm, and the
left arm.
PROBLEM: What percentage of the body was burned?
SOLUTION:
Anterior trunk = 18 %
Right arm (front and back) = 9 %
Left arm (front and back) = 9 %
36 %
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