You Are Dispatched to a Structure Fire at Which There

question 5

Multiple Choice

You are dispatched to a structure fire at which there is a report of a burned person. Your patient is a 32-year-old man with blisters on his anterior chest and circumferential superficial burns to both lower extremities. Using the "rule of nines," the percentage of burn is:

• A) 54.
• B) 27.
• C) 36.
• D) 45.

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