3D Burn Resuscitation Free Medical Smartphone Application

The accurate total body surface area burned (TBSAB) estimation is a crucial aspect of an early burn-care management. The program provides guideline for resuscitation, which is essential for the calculation of fluid requirements. Conventional methods of burn estimation often lead to large discrepancies in burn percentage estimation because of its two dimension view, no body type included and gender/shape differences. “3D Burn ” application for android and IOS applicable to all smartphones. This is the only application that employs the use of 3D body scanning technology on Asian-specific body to develop the models. The application is now available for free via Google Play and App Store. Users can enter patient parameters including height, weight and gender in to the application. Various 3D anatomical models differentiated by gender and BMI are suggested by the application. The 3D Burn application provides more accurate total body surface area burn measurements when compared to conventional methods as proven by volunteer subjects study and actual usages by various healthcare workers. With the advent of technology and the push towards electronic data, free download, no special equipment, no internet, easy technique, fast, more accuracy and reliability, the 3D burn application could be a key step in replacing the conventional total body surface area burn measurement.