According to the rule of nines,what percentage of the total body area is each upper extremity assigned?
A) 9 percent
B) 18 percent
C) 27 percent
D) 36 percent

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The rule of nines helps to describe burn damage by assigning specific values to the body surface as follows.For adults: head and neck,9 percent; each upper extremity,9 percent; each lower extremity,18 percent; front trunk area,18 percent; back trunk area,18 percent; and genital area,1 percent.

According to the Rule of Nines,what Percentage of the Total