"Wallace rule of nines" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Wallace rule of nines [canonical]
Etymology: Published by Scottish plastic surgeon Alexander Burns Wallace (1906–1974) in 1951. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Wallace rule of nines}} the Wallace rule of nines
  1. (medicine) 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. Wikipedia link: Alexander Burns Wallace Categories (topical): Medicine

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