

(Adapted from The Treatment of Burns, edition 2, Artz CP and Moncrief JA, Philadelphia, WB Saunders Company, 1969) (B) Lund-Browder diagram for estimating extent of burns Palmar hand surface is approximately 1% TBSAĮstimating Percent Total Body Surface Area in Children Affected by Burns.Lund-Browder diagrams improve the accuracy of the % TBSA for children.In children, adjust percents because they have proportionally larger heads (up to 20%) and smaller legs (13% in infants) than adults.Rule of Nines for Establishing Extent of Body Surface Burned Anatomic Surface In adults: "Rule of Nines" is used as a rough indicator of % TBSA.Burns >30-40% TBSA may be fatal without treatment.Burns >20-25% TBSA require IV fluid resuscitation.Percent total body surface area (TBSA) involvement.

#3rd degree burn on hand skin
Definition: A burn is the partial or complete destruction of skin caused by some form of energy, usually thermal energy.

