Question 37 · LDEK · Trauma
An 35-year-old woman burned herself with boiling water. The affected areas include the anterior surface of the trunk, the anterior surface of both upper limbs and the whole surface of the right lower limb. The total burned surface area can be estimated as:
- A. 15% of the body's surface area.
- B. 25% of the body's surface area.
- C. 30% of the body's surface area.
- D. 36% of the body's surface area.
- E. 45% of the body's surface area.
Hint
Apply the rule of nines, remembering that only the front halves of the trunk and arms are burned.
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