Question
Rule shown in the photograph below is ?
A. Wallace rule of nine.
B. Walter rule of nine.
C. Henry rule of nine.
D. Stern rule of traumatic injury.
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Correct Answer » A
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Ans:A. Wallace rule of nine.
- The Wallace rule of nines is a tool used in pre-hospital and emergency medicine to estimate the total body surface area (BSA) affected by a burn.
- In addition to determining burn severity, the measurement of burn surface area is important for estimating patients’ fluid requirements.
- To the estimate body surface area of a burn, the rule of nines assigns BSA values to each major body part.
| Body Part |
Estimated BSA |
| Entire left arm |
9% |
| Entire right arm |
9% |
| Entire head |
9% |
| Entire chest |
9% |
| Entire abdomen |
9% |
| Entire back |
18% |
| Entire left leg |
18% |
| Entire right leg |
18% |
| Groin |
1% |
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