AccessPT Channel, Weekly Physical Therapy Conundrum

PT Question of the Week - Rule of Nines

Using the rule of nines to estimate the percentage of the patient’s body burned, what score would you give to a patient who sustained burns along the entire anterior surface of the face and the entire anterior portion of the left upper extremity?

1. 4.5%

2. 9%

3. 18%

4. 27%

The solution will be posted in a few days