Patient's question:
The child was accidentally burned today and the injury is quite severe. When checking at the hospital, I heard the doctor mention the burned area was so many percent. I would like to ask how to calculate the burned area for children? Is the calculation method the same as for adults?Doctor's answer:
Children have larger heads and smaller limbs, so the calculation method for burn areas is different from that of adults. Generally, the burn area calculation method for children is as follows: the head area of children is 9 plus (12 minus age), and the area of the lower limbs is 41 minus (12 minus age). If the burn area is irregular, the palm method can be used to calculate. The patient's own palm is equivalent to 1% of the body surface area, which can be used to calculate the burn area.