Rule of 9's

Question 1

A 23 year old male has burns to his anterior thighs and full burns to his genitals. Using the rule of nines what is his percent of body surface area burned?

Answer 1

10% of the body is burned

Question 2

Superficial burns can be described as

Answer 2

pink or red with little or no swelling

Question 3

A patient has received burns to the entire chest and to the left upper arm, circumferentially. Using the rule of nines, determine the percentage of the body surface affected

Answer 3

13.5% of the body is burned

Question 4

A 60 year old man has been burned in a house fire. He has burns to the abdomen, chest, and lower back. The approximate percentage of burn injury sustained is?

Answer 4

27% of the body is burned

Question 5

A 17 year old has a second degree circumferential burn on his left lower leg and foot. What percentage of body surface area is burned?

Answer 5

9% of the body is burned

Question 6

Technique used to quantify the percent area of the body surface that is burned.

Answer 6

The Rule of 9’s

Question 7

What percentage is correct of skin surface area being burned is found in the pubic region of the body?
A. 1%
B. 4.5%
C. 9%
D. 3%

Answer 7

A. 1%

Question 8

The Rule of Nines work well with____?
A. Adults
B. Children
C. Infants
D. All of the above

Answer 8

A. Adults

Question 9

Which of the following would not be considered a critical burn area?
a. airway
b. feet
c. belly button
d. neck

Answer 9

C. Belly button
(critical areas include face, upper airway, hands, feet, genitalia)

Question 10

Which of the following is not a risk for a burn victim?
a. Hypovolemia
b. Hyperthermia
c. Septic shock
d. Infection

Answer 10

b. Hyperthermia

Question 11

Which of the following signs would indicate a possible burn to the airway?
a. there is no presence of oxygen recorded in the atmosphere
b. the patient is deceased
c. patient with singed nose hairs
d. patient has an SPO2 of 99%

Answer 11

c. patient with singed nose hairs

Question 12

According to the Rules of Nines, an infant’s head is:
a. equal to the anterior trunk
b. half of the anterior trunk
c. worth 9% of the total body surface area
d. equal to the percentage of both its legs

Answer 12

a. equal to the anterior trunk

Question 13

A partial thickness burn is:
a. just pertaining to the epidermal layer of the skin
b. considered non painful due to complete damage to the nerve endings
c. characterized with blistering and pain
d. easily treatable with aloe vera

Answer 13

c. characterized with blistering and pain

Question 14

According to the Rules of Nines the arms of the patient:
a. increase as the patient gets older
b. no change as the patient ages
c. decreases from adults to the geriatric age
d. decrease as the patient gets older

Answer 14

b. no change as the patient ages

Question 15

A three-year-old male has received full thickness burns covering the arms, posterior trunk and right leg. What percentage of burns did the child receive

Answer 15

50% of the body is burned

Question 16

Which of the following would be considered a severe burn in a pediatric?
a. partial thickness burns to the abdomen
b. superficial burn to the anterior left leg
c. second degree burn to right forearm
d. full thickness burn on the left leg

Answer 16

d. Full thickness burn on the left leg

Question 17

Which of the following would be considered a critical burn area?
a. knee
b. armpit
c. feet
d. elbow

Answer 17

C. Feet

Question 18

What is the Anterior Trunk percentage for burns?

Answer 18

18%

Question 19

Entire head and neck percentage for burns?

Answer 19

9%
o Anterior head/neck 4.5%
o Posterior head/neck 4.5%

Question 20

What is the Posterior Trunk percentage for burns?

Answer 20

18%

Question 21

Entire upper extremity percentage each?

Answer 21

9% each
o Anterior upper extremity 4.5%
o Posterior upper extremity 4.5%

Question 22

Entire lower extremity percentage?

Answer 22

18%
o Anterior lower extremity 9%
o Posterior lower extremity 9%

Question 23

Using the rule of nines, what percentage of the body is affected if there is a burn to the posterior trunk, posterior left lower extremity, and the entire left upper extremity?
a. 31.5%
b. 36.0%
c. 40.5%
d. 45.0%

Answer 23

b. 36.0%

Question 24

According to the rule of nines which body segment would occupy the greatest percentage of the total body surface area?
a. anterior trunk
b. arm
c. leg
d. posterior leg

Answer 24

a. anterior trunk

Question 25

Full thickness burns can be described as____?

Answer 25

white or waxy that is not painful

Question 26

According to the rule of nines, a burn affecting the anterior right leg and foot would constitute what percentage of the total body surface area?
a. 1.0%
b. 9.0%
c. 13.5%
d. 18.0%

Answer 26

b. 9.0%

Question 27

According to the rule of nines, at what age does a child reach the same body proportions as an adult?
a. 9
b. 12
c. 15
d. 18

Answer 27

a. 9

Question 28

A 35 year old male patient has full thickness burns to the anterior and posterior head and neck, front of left leg, and perineum. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total body surface area percentage that is burned?

Answer 28

19% of the body has been burned

Question 29

Does the rule of nines account for severity?
a. Yes
b. No

Answer 29

b. No