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9 % each  Lower extremities 18 % each  Perineum 1 % Total body surface area = 100% This helps determine severity and need for fluid resuscitation DEGREE OF BURNS  First degree – affects only the epidermis, skin is red and painful  Second degree – affects both the epidermis and dermis, skin is red, blistering and painful  Third degree – affects the epidermis and dermis and may involve underlying tissues, skin is white or blackened and painless  Fourth degree – extends into muscle and bone

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Kerstine Anne Andrade

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