Surface Burn Calculator
A fast and easy to use medical burn calculator for the latest mobile devices.
Initially available for Google Android and Apple iOS. Portable to Windows 10+, Linux and more.
Vector-based graphics for high resolution and detail.
Touch-to-pan complemented with pinch-to-zoom provides maximum precision.
Editing
Providing a user-friendly tool set allows for calculating the surface burn area in a highly efficient way. Undo, redo, erase, zoom and other graphical editing capabilities help to deliver accurate results.
Transparent Lasso
Creating a graphical representation of estimation sheets while providing enchanced multiplaner matching. Mirrors the body region when flipping to allow for higher precision.
Calculations
Chart calculations are done using the Parkland formula. The Total Surface Burn Area (TBSA) percentage is evaluated by using the Rule of Nines.
Additionally, if Enhanced Rules is enabled on the Preferences page, the Rule of Eights can be applied to infants under 10 kg.
Using this modified rule set also uses BMI to select the Rule of Fives for adult patients over 80 kg.
“ The Rule of Nines provides reasonable estimates of body surface area for patients ranging from 10 to 80 kg. For obese patients weighing more than 80 kg a Rule of Fives is proposed… ” [1]
Calculations using Lund and Browder attempts to compensate for variations in body shape and age to provide a more accurate calculations for children and infants over the Rule of Nines.
Estimated Mortality
The Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI) provides an estimate based on patient age, presence of burn inhalation, presence of a full thickness burn, gender and TBSA. The calculations and medical treatments have evolved over the years from Baux calculations in 1961 using only patient age and TBSA. While ABSI calculations have recent studies to show that only the most severe cases are at such high risk [2], the application continues to use the medically accepted formula.
References
^ Livingston EH, Lee S. Percentage of burned body surface area determination in obese and nonobese patients. J Surg Res. 2000 Jun 15;91(2):106-10. doi: 10.1006/jsre.2000.5909. PMID: 10839957.
^ Monika Belba (2021) Prediction of Survival in Severe Burned Patients through Abbreviated Burn Severity Index 6(1): 5-8.