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One Quick Question: How to Remember the Rule of 9s Video
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Video at a Glance
- The Rule of Nines estimates the percentage of the body affected by the burn.
- The Rule of Nines segments the body into different portions representing 9% of the total body.
- The different areas are the front and back of the head and neck, each arm, the front of the chest, the back of the chest, the back of the belly and groin, the front of the belly and groin, the front of each leg, and the back of each leg.
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