You respond to an 18-year-old male who has sustained partial and full thickness flame burns to his entire left arm, entire anterior chest and abdomen and half of the surface area of his right upper arm. He is conscious with a GCS of 15, but is experiencing severe pain. The patient estimates that he weighs 80 kg. Using the Wallace Rule of Nines, the approximate total body surface area burnt is:

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The Wallace Rule of Nines estimates: entire left arm (9%), entire anterior chest and abdomen (18%), and half of the right upper arm (4.5%), totaling approximately 31.5%, rounded to 30%.

You Respond to an 18-Year-Old Male Who Has Sustained Partial