... OF THE BURNED PATIENT Treatment of the burn injury begins at the scene of the accident. The first priorityis to stop the burning. The patient must be separated from the burning source.For thermal ... Children–Galveston and the Univer-sity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.Kevin D. Murphy Shriners Hospital for Children and The University of the Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, ... in a standard nomogram to deter-mine the body surface area and burned surface area of the patient (see Fig. 4).Measuring and weighing the patient in centimeters and kilograms provides the surface...