
Burn Navigator® User’s Manual
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4.
Enter the total burned surface area (TBSA).
Diagrams are provided for reference. Use the age
group radio buttons change the displayed diagram.
CAUTION:
Only include 2
nd
and 3
rd
degree burns
when calculating the TBSA!
5.
Patient height is an optional field for the Adult predictive
protocol.
Note:
Body surface area is calculated using the Haycock
algorithm.
6.
Enter elapsed time since burn occurred. How long ago did
the burn happen?
Note:
There are two separate number fields: one for hours
and one for minutes.
The software will calculate the time of burn using your local
time and the number of hours and minutes elapsed since the
burn occurred.
7.
Next enter how much fluid the patient has
received from the time of burn until now.
a.
Then enter the urine output from time of
burn until now.
b.
If you don’t know either answer, you may
skip the questions by pressing “Next”. You can add this data later on the Patient tab.