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Burn Area (TBSA) Estimator
â ī¸ TBSA counts only second-degree (partial-thickness) or deeper burns; first-degree burns (erythema only) are excluded. For scattered small areas use the patient's palm method: the whole palm (including fingers) â 1% TBSA.
1. Select Age Group (Lund-Browder Adjustment)
2. Drag the Sliders: Burned Proportion of Each Body Region
Example: entire right upper limb burned â drag to 100%; half of the right upper limb burned â 50%. The system converts to TBSA automatically.
Body weight (kg, optional, for Parkland fluid calculation):
ABA Burn Center Referral Criteria (Summary)
- Partial-thickness burns >10% TBSA
- Burns involving the face, hands, feet, genitalia, perineum, or major joints
- Any third-degree (full-thickness) burn
- Electrical burns (including lightning), chemical burns
- Inhalation injury
- Significant comorbidities or concomitant trauma, children, special social/rehabilitation needs
Source: American Burn Association referral criteria; ISBI Practice Guidelines 2016/2018 (DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2016.05.013 / j.burns.2018.09.012)
Lund-Browder proportions follow the standard table (head and thigh adjusted by age). Parkland: 4 mL à kg à %TBSA, give half in the first 8 hours (counted from the time of injury); fluid resuscitation should be titrated to urine output. Last updated: 2026-08-16 ãģ Phase 2 v1.3