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Burns — Assessment & First Aid

Clinical Medicine

Rule of Nines and %TBSA estimation, burn depth (1st/2nd/3rd degree), the 20-minute cooling first-aid protocol, and Parkland fluid resuscitation with the 8-hour trap.

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Rule of nines body map showing head 9% arms 9% trunk 18% legs 18% perineum 1%

Rule of Nines

Adult body surface percentages, the palm method, what counts toward %TBSA, and how children differ.
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Burn depth comparison across skin layers with five-step first aid protocol

Depth & First Aid

1st vs 2nd vs 3rd degree burns by skin layer, then cool-clear-cover-warm-refer — and the never-do list.
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Parkland formula worked example with urine output targets and inhalation injury signs

Parkland Resuscitation

4 mL × kg × %TBSA over 24 hours, the time-of-burn 8-hour trap, urine-output titration and airway red flags.

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