A 10-year-old child is in the emergency department with burns on her buttocks, the backs of her thighs, and the soles of her feet
The nurse calculates this child's total body surface area (TBSA) burned as ____________________.
ANS:
17.5%
Using the Lund and Browder chart for this child, the buttocks are a total of 5%, the backs of the thighs are 4.5% each (total 9%), and the soles of the feet are 1.75% each (3.5% total). This equals 17.5%.
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