A patient has SIRS due to an accidental burn from the flames from a single-family house fire.The patient has full-thickness skin loss burns of the legs (11%) with second-degree burns of the trunk (4%).

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T24.302A - Full-thickness skin loss, left lower leg, initial encounter
T24.301A - Full-thickness skin loss, right lower leg, initial encounter
T21.20xA - Second-degree burn of multiple sites of trunk, initial encounter
R65.10 - SIRS without acute organ dysfunction
T31.11 - Burns involving 5-9% of body surface area with 10-19% third-degree burns
X00.0xxA - Exposure to flames in a single-family house fire, initial encounter
Y92.019 - Place of occurrence of the external cause of injury, residential institution, unspecified

These codes accurately capture the patient's injuries and the cause of the burn. The SIRS is also indicated with R65.10.

A Patient Has SIRS Due to an Accidental Burn from the Flames