Lund And Browder Chart
Lund And Browder Chart. However, it is not easy to use charts to calculate burn percentages because of the difficulty in performing mathematical calculations with the percentages attributed to various body regions that are only partially burned. Another similar, and more widely utilized method of estimating burn percentages is the Rule of Nines outlined in the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders manual.
Total Area front/back (circumferential) Head Neck Anterior trunk* Posterior trunk* Right buttock Left buttock Genitalia Right upper arm Left upper arm Right lower arm Left lower arm Right hand Left hand Right thigh Left thigh Right leg Left leg Right foot Left foot The Lund-and-Browder Chart, Wallace Rule-of-Nines, and the palmar method are different ways to calculate and estimate the total body surface area (TBSA) of a burn. The Lund & Browder Burn Estimation Chart is a field method to calculate the percentage of a patient's body that is affected by burn injuries. For children and infants, the Lund-Browder chart is commonly used to assess the burned body surface area.
Charles Lund, Senior Surgeon at Boston City Hospital, and Dr.
Lund and Browder Chart to Estimate Burn Size in Children Parkland Formula for Burns.
Purpose: To estimate the extent of second and third degree thermal burns. However, it is not easy to use charts to calculate burn percentages because of the difficulty in performing mathematical calculations with the percentages attributed to various body regions that are only partially burned. In adults, the "rule of nines" is used to determine the total percentage of area burned for each major section of the body.
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