Question

A 30 y/o man sustained partial thickness burns to the anterior chest and both anterior arms. Based on the Rule of Nines, what percentage of his body surface has been burned?

A) 0.09
B) 0.36
C) 0.27
D) 0.18

Answer 1

To calculate the burned body surface area using the Rule of Nines, 18% is assigned to the anterior chest and 4.5% is assigned to each anterior arm. Adding these percentages gives a total of 27% of the body surface area burned, so the correct answer is C) 0.27.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about calculating the percentage of the body surface area burned on a patient using the Rule of Nines. The anterior chest (which is considered to be 18% of the body surface area as per the Rule of Nines) and both anterior arms (each arm is considered as 9% for the entire limb, so the anterior portion would be roughly 4.5%) have sustained burns. Therefore, by adding these percentages together:

The total surface area burned would be 18% + 9% = 27%.

Hence, the correct answer is C) 0.27, which represents 27% of the body surface area burned.