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Burn care central

Burn care central wound wise Burn through these burn care tips. BRANDON WILLIAMS, 27, arrives in your Burn size is typically expressed as a per- emergency department with extensive burns centage of total body surface area (BSA), using the Rule of Nines for adults, which to the anterior of both legs, from ankle to quantifies BSA in multiples of nine, or the midthigh. The jeans he’s wearing have been Lund-Browder classification for children. By split up the sides to expose the burns (see Emergency procedures at the burn scene). A allowing you to add the corresponding per- centages for each body section burned, quick check of Brandon’s vital signs reveals: temperature, 99.6° F (37.6° C); blood pres- these tools provide a standardized way to sure, 138/78; pulse, 88 beats/minute; respira- quickly estimate the percentage of BSA af- Estimating burn size). tions, 28 breaths/minute. He’s alert and can fected (see answer your questions about how he sus- Three degrees of separation tained the burns. Apparently, he and some Once you’ve estimated the size of Bran- buddies were setting off fireworks in the backyard and one of the rockets backfired. don’s burns, you’ll need to determine the Visualizing burn When you ask him to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Wolters Kluwer Health

Burn care central

Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! , Volume 5 (4) – Jul 1, 2007
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© 2007 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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wound wise Burn through these burn care tips. BRANDON WILLIAMS, 27, arrives in your Burn size is typically expressed as a per- emergency department with extensive burns centage of total body surface area (BSA), using the Rule of Nines for adults, which to the anterior of both legs, from ankle to quantifies BSA in multiples of nine, or the midthigh. The jeans he’s wearing have been Lund-Browder classification for children. By split up the sides to expose the burns (see Emergency procedures at the burn scene). A allowing you to add the corresponding per- centages for each body section burned, quick check of Brandon’s vital signs reveals: temperature, 99.6° F (37.6° C); blood pres- these tools provide a standardized way to sure, 138/78; pulse, 88 beats/minute; respira- quickly estimate the percentage of BSA af- Estimating burn size). tions, 28 breaths/minute. He’s alert and can fected (see answer your questions about how he sus- Three degrees of separation tained the burns. Apparently, he and some Once you’ve estimated the size of Bran- buddies were setting off fireworks in the backyard and one of the rockets backfired. don’s burns, you’ll need to determine the Visualizing burn When you ask him to

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