You are responding to a fight at a restaurant and find a man, conscious and alert. his face is mottled with blisters and abrasions, and he has blood on his shirt. he tells you he was trying to stop the fight when he was hit in the face with scalding hot coffee and fell backwards over a chair. according to the rule of nines, what percentage of the patient's skin surface is burned?

The burns are on his face, which, according to the rule of nines, constitutes 9% of an adult's body area.

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If these are the missing choices: a. to determine skin temperature, place the back of your hand against the patient's skin.b. determine body temperature by touching the patient's hands and feet.c. skin temperature will tell you very little about this patient's condition or well-being.d. the patient's skin temperature and color will likely be warm and red.my answer is: a. to determine skin temperature, place the back of your hand against the patient's skin. using the back of the hand to check for temperature rather than the palm is more effective because the back of the hand has more nerves that can feel and transmit the temperature than the palm.