ortho-trauma emergency
Rule of Nines — Burns Body Surface Area
Estimates total body surface area (TBSA) burned using the Wallace Rule of Nines. Adult values differ from paediatric. Used to guide fluid resuscitation (Parkland Formula), hospital admission, and burn centre referral criteria.
References
- Wallace AB. The exposure treatment of burns. Lancet. 1951;1(6653):501–504.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
- Estradiol with progesterone · Combined HRT (body-identical oestrogen + micronised progesterone)
- Lissamine Green 1% Eye Drops · Vital Dye — Ocular Surface Staining (Dry Eye Diagnosis)
- Silver Sulfadiazine 1% Cream · Topical antimicrobial / Burn wound dressing
- Mafenide Acetate 5% · Topical antibacterial (sulfonamide derivative) — deep burn wounds
- Morphine Sulphate (Burns Analgesia) · Strong opioid analgesic
- Ketamine (Procedural Sedation / Burns) · Dissociative anaesthetic / analgesic
Pathways
- Hip Fracture Management · NICE CG124 / BOA 2020
- Distal Radius Fracture · BOA / NICE
- Ankle Fracture Management · BOA / Lauge-Hansen classification
- Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression · NICE CG75 2020
- Open Fracture Management · BOA/BAPRAS 2017
- OrthoPath: Upper Limb ED Triage · OrthoPath ED Tool — ReviseMRCEM.com
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.