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    This document discusses three methods for determining total body surface area: the Rule of Nines for adults and children, which divides the body into sections representing percentages of TBSA; the Rule of Nines modified for infants; and the Palmer Method, which estimates TBSA based on the size of the patient's palm and fingers representing 1% of TBSA. The Palmer Method provides a quick way to estimate burn size for calculating fluid resuscitation needs.

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    This document discusses three methods for determining total body surface area: the Rule of Nines for adults and children, which divides the body into sections representing percentages of TBSA; the Rule of Nines modified for infants; and the Palmer Method, which estimates TBSA based on the size of the patient's palm and fingers representing 1% of TBSA. The Palmer Method provides a quick way to estimate burn size for calculating fluid resuscitation needs.

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    Determining Total Body Surface Area

    Wallace Rule of Nines and Palmer Method

    Rule of Nines for Adults (Age >14 years) Rule of Nines for Infants (Age < 1 year)

    Palmer Method

    Rule of Nines for Children (1-14 years)

    Estimate from fingers positioned together as


    above. Utilize the patients palm size, not
    your own.

    The palmer method of estimating total body


    surface area (TBSA) is an easy way to get a
    rough burn size estimate that can be used
    when calculating a patients fluid
    resuscitation needs.
    Minnesota Department of Health
    Emergency Preparedness & Response
    The patients palmar surface including their
    St. Paul, MN 55155
    651-201-5700 fingers = 1% TBSA
    health.epr@state.mn.us
    www.health.state.mn.us

    November, 2016 Courtesy of the American Burn Association.

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