The Waldorf family was caught in a fire but escaped. Unfortunately, the father and daughter suffered burns. The father had second-degree burns on his chest, abdomen, and both arms, and third-degree burns on his entire left lower extremity. The daughter suffered first-degree burns on her head and neck and second-degree burns on both lower extremities. What percentage of the daughter's body received first-degree burns? What part of the daughter's body has burns to both the dermis and epidermis?

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Gumdrop

27 November, 19:26

The Waldorf family was caught in a fire but escaped. Unfortunately, the father and daughter suffered burns. The father had second-degree burns on his chest, abdomen, and both arms, and third-degree burns on his entire left lower extremity. The daughter suffered first-degree burns on her head and neck and second-degree burns on both lower extremities. What percentage of the daughter's body received first-degree burns? What part of the daughter's body has burns to both the dermis and epidermis?

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Oneill · Answer 1

9%

both lower extremities

Explanation:

What percentage of the daughter's body received first-degree burns?

We are told that the daughter has first-degree burns on her head and neck. I'm assuming the daughter is an adult, in which case that accounts for 9% of her body.

What part of the daughter's body has burns to both the dermis and epidermis?

This is asking for burns through two layers of tissue, which would mean second-degree burns. (Second-degree means two layers of tissue are burned: the dermis and epidermis.) So the answer is both lower extremities.