A 3 year old child suffers from burn injury with the following body pas involved: face including scalp, both buttocks and circumferentially around both thighs. How much is TBSA involved?: (A) 0.25, (B) 0.26, (C) 0.35, (D) 0.45
Answer is C. Ans is 'c' i.e. 0.35 Using Modified Lund-Browder cha: Area Percentage Face 8.5 Scalp 8.5 Both buttocks 2.5 + 2.5 = 5 Both thighs circumferentially 3.25 x 2 + 3.5 x 2 = 13 Total body surface area 35