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Burns and Scalds: Classification, Causes and Estimating Burnt Surface Area

Covers definitions, who gets burnt, first- to third-degree classification and estimating burnt surface area with the rule of nines, rule of sevens and the Lund-Browder chart. A lecture presentation by Opio Charles for a Mount Kenya University emergency and disaster management course, not a KMTC lecture.

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