Head & neck involvement in burns in infant is ?
Correct Answer: 18%
Description: Answer is 'b' i.e. 18% Children have a relatively larger poion of the body surface area in the head and neck which is compensated for by a relatively smaller surface area in the lower extremities. Infants have 21% of TBSA in the head and neck and 13% in each leg. The burn size, mentioned as a propoion of the patients TBSA (total body surface area) is the single most impoant factor in predicting burn related moality.
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