FYI a rough formula used by paramedics for severe burn survival is age plus percentage of body burned. More than 100 equals unlikely to survive.
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Any chance of sharing the source? Fascinating tidbit by the way.
I believe what you want to search for is “Baux Score”.
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I used to work for an ambulance service here in Victoria, Australia. Plus what @tcg550 said.
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More exactly.
The point of futility (the Baux Score at which predicted mortality is 100%) was 160 and the Baux50 (the Baux score at which predicted mortality is 50%) was 109.6 (CI, 105.9–113.4) in the 2000 to 2008 cohort.
The name “point of futility” provides interesting insight into the field.
Yes. Because sometimes patients outnumber paramedics so a Baux score may be used to help determine who should be treated in what order.
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or two.
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