Purpose: To estimate blood loss following severe trauma based on the size of the wounds using the method of Grant and Reeve.   Citations with documentation. 05.01.13 Medal Project 2002. See disclaimer.
 
data enter  
Are you evaluating a patient with traumatic injury? (Y or N) :-):-):-)  
number of open hands required to cover surface wounds hands to cover superficial wounds
number of closed fists required to cover deep wounds fists to cover deep wounds  
 
calculate result  
data complete? Yes  
evaluation appropriate? Yes :-):-):-)  
total magnitude of injuries by hand count 0.5 hands  
wound classification based on hand count small  
estimated blood loss as percent of total blood volume <= 10%, rarely 20+% of total blood volume  
 

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