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In calculating the percentage of skin that is burned using the Rule of Nines, what percent is given to the genitalia?​

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The most common methods to assess the affected body surface are the Lund-Browder method in which the genitals are given the value of 1%, and the rule of 9 (each leg 18%, each arm 8%, face anterior and posterior of the thorax each 18%, head 9%), in children it is recommended to use the Lund-

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