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Wallace rule of nines

Wallace rule of nines proper noun: a tool used in prehospital and emergency medicine to estimate the total body surface area affected by a burn, assigning percentages (mostly 9%) to various major body parts.

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Proper noun

the Wallace rule of nines

  1. A tool used in prehospital and emergency medicine to estimate the total body surface area affected by a burn, assigning percentages (mostly 9%) to various major body parts.

Origin of Wallace rule of nines

Published by Scottish plastic surgeon Alexander Burns Wallace (1906–1974) in 1951.

Questions about Wallace rule of nines

What does Wallace rule of nines mean?
Wallace rule of nines means a tool used in prehospital and emergency medicine to estimate the total body surface area affected by a burn, assigning percentages (mostly 9%) to various major body parts.
What part of speech is Wallace rule of nines?
Wallace rule of nines is a proper noun.

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