A 28 year old woman is brought to you with burns over the head, neck and front of trunk. Calculate the % surface area of burns in this scenario?
The estimation of body surface area burns in an adult is given below: Area of body: Head and neck 9% Front of trunk 18% Back of trunk 18% Upper limb 18% Lower limb 36% Genitalia 1% So in this case area of head and neck + front of trunk = 9+18 = 27%. Ref: Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Narayan Reddy, Edition 21, Page - 272
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