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| A patient needs to be referred to a specialized burn care facility if the patient has partial thickness burns greater than 10% total body surface area (TSBA), if they have acquired an electrical burn (including lightning injury), if they have an inhalation injury, or if the patient has any pre-existing medical conditions (Alharbi et al, 2012). | A patient needs to be referred to a specialized burn care facility if the patient has partial thickness burns greater than 10% total body surface area (TSBA), if they have acquired an electrical burn (including lightning injury), if they have an inhalation injury, or if the patient has any pre-existing medical conditions (Alharbi et al, 2012). | ||
| - | {{:screen_shot_2017-02-03_at_11.42.31_pm.png}} Figure 5. Rule of Nines: Each body part is at 9% total body surface area (TBSA). The greater the body coverage due to thermal injury, the greater the risk of admittance to a specialized burn care facility. | + | |
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| + | **Figure 5-** Rule of Nines: Each body part is at 9% total body surface area (TBSA). The greater the body coverage due to thermal injury, the greater the risk of admittance to a specialized burn care facility (WHO, 2007). | ||
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