Using the "Rule of Nines," Calculate the Percent of Injury

question 16

Multiple Choice

Using the "rule of nines," calculate the percent of injury in an adult who was injured as follows: the patient sustained partial and full-thickness burns to half of his left arm,his entire left leg,and his perineum.

• A) 28%
• B) 23.5%
• C) 45.5%
• D) 16%

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