A patient has second and third degree burn injuries to his anterior chest and abdomen, anterior left arm, anterior right arm and left anterior leg. Using the Rule of Nines, what percentage of the body surface area (BSA) is affected?

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Using the Rule of Nines, a method of estimating the extent of body surface that has been burned in an adult, dividing the body into sections of 9 per cent or multiples of 9 per cent; the percentage of the body surface area (BSA) of the patient is 36%. The various percentages of affected area would be 18% for the anterior chest and abdomen, 4.5% for the anterior left arm, 4.5% for the anterior right arm and 9% for the anterior left leg.

A Patient Has Second and Third Degree Burn Injuries to His