Work out burn surface area (rule of nines) instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Applies the adult rule of nines — 9% per arm and head, 18% per leg, 36% for the trunk — and converts the burn area into the Parkland fluid requirement per kilogram.
Rule of nines and Parkland
Head 9%, each arm 9%, each leg 18%, trunk 36%, perineum 1%. Parkland: 4 mL x weight (kg) x %TBSA over 24 hours, half in the first 8 hours
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
No. Children have proportionally larger heads, so the Lund and Browder chart is used instead.
No. Only partial and full thickness burns are included in the resuscitation area.