Question

You are responding to a fight at a restaurant and find a man, conscious and alert. his face is mottled with blisters and abrasions, and he has blood on his shirt. he tells you he was trying to stop the fight when he was hit in the face with scalding hot coffee and fell backwards over a chair. according to the rule of nines, what percentage of the patient's skin surface is burned?

Answer 1

The burns are on his face, which, according to the rule of nines, constitutes 9% of an adult's body area.

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