In Burn Injury Patients, the Rule of Nines and the Lund

question 19

Multiple Choice

In burn injury patients, the rule of nines and the Lund and Browder chart are used to estimate:

• A) depth of burn injury.
• B) possibility of infection.
• C) degree of systemic involvement.
• D) total body surface area burned.

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