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When we’re looking at burns, we’re going to be looking at four main factors. The type of burn, the amount of surface burned, the depth of the burn and the location of the burn. We’ll dive into each of those in this episode and even do a little practice estimating TBSA.  ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references FREE CLASS - I ... Show More
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