Measuring Total Body Surface Area of the Burn
  • Use a burn diagram (e.g. Lund-Browder) to more accurately calculate the TBSA.
  • DO NOT include areas of skin with erythema only (i.e. superficial epidermal/1st degree burns) to the TBSA calculation for fluid resuscitation
BCCH Burns Diagram (0 to 1 year)
BCCH Burns Diagram (1 to 14 years)
BCCH Burns Diagram (15 years to Adult)
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Burn Diagram 15 - adult

BURN DIAGRAM - AGES 15 yrs-ADULT [Internet]. BCCH and UBC Plastic Surgery; 2015. Available from: https://www.ubcplastics.ca/_files/ugd/ce5ba8_d2caa0bbeba74b8d9a083193a0b4d911.pdf