Automated documentation and analysis of burn size

The digital recording and processing of information on burn size provides a useful adjunct to the care of patients with burn injuries in the critical care setting. Record keeping is improved and accuracy is enhanced using a simple, portable system based on the widely available IBM Personal Computer. Diagramming burns on a graphic outline of a human body with color coding of burn depth produces a visual representation of the burned patient. Computations of areas of burn are automatically produced from the graphic images.