The general method is: using the percent of burn surface area.
In the total 100% body surface area,
head and neck occupy 9%(head, face and neck occupies 3% separately);
both upper extremities occupy 18%(both upper arms occupy 7%, both forearms occupy 6%, both hands 5%);
body including perineum occupy 27% (fore body occupies 13%, back body occupies 13% and perineum 1%);
both lower extremities (including buttocks) occupy 46%
(both buttocks 5%, both thighs 21%, both legs 13%, both feet 7%)(for
female, both feet and buttocks occupy 6%).
There is one more simple method: the area of the patient’s palm occupies 1% of body surface area.
In clinic, the second degree burn with TBSA=10% or below for adults is called mild burn;
11-30% or third degree burn with TBSA=10% or below is called moderate burn;
31-50% or third degree burn with TBSA=11-20% is called severe burn.
For patients mentioned above, if accompanied with shock, midrange
inhalation damage or other injury, the severity increases one grade.
If the TBSA is larger than 50% or third degree burn with TBSA larger than 20%, it’s called extraordinary severe burn.
Table 1 Judgment of the burn area
Burn Position
Occupuy the adult
body surface %
Occpupy children
body surface %
Head and neck
Hair part
3
9
9+(12-age)
Face
3
Neck
3
Both upper
Extremities
Botth upper arms
7
9 x 2
9 x 2
Both fore arms
6
Both hands
5
Body
Fore body
13
9 x 3
9 x 3
Back body
13
Perinaeum
1
Both lower
extremities
Both buttocks
5*
9x5+1
9x5+1- (12-age)
Both thighs
21
Both legs
13
Both feet
7*
*For adult female, the buttocks and both feet occupy 6% separately.
Natural
SCAR Reducer for hypertrophic scar, acne scar,keloid scar,sunken scar,
and other scards caused by surgery, burns,scald,dertmatits,
cosmetics......
An
innovative natural product that treats various burns of any depth and
any size: accelerates healing, inhibits bacterial growth, has analgesic
effects, and prevents scarring of wounds
