A burn patient is brought into the emergency department with the following burns: half of the front torso, entire left arm, front of left leg. The nurse should record that the patient has a ______% burn
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
27
twenty-seven
Half of the front torso = 9, entire left arm = 9, front of the left leg = 9
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