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A method for determining the extent of thermal burns in elephants

Author(s) -

A. Shakespeare,

S Strydom

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of the south african veterinary association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2224-9435

pISSN - 1019-9128

DOI - 10.4102/jsava.v77i2.347

Subject(s) - body surface , body surface area , total body surface area , juvenile , surface (topology) , geography , environmental science , physical geography , mathematics , statistics , geometry , biology , medicine , surgery , ecology

A practical method was developed to assess the extent of burns suffered by elephants caught in bush fires. In developing this method, the surface areas of the different body parts of juvenile, subadult and adult elephants were first determined using standard equations, and then expressed as a percentage of the total body surface area. When viewed from a distance, the burnt proportion of all body segments is estimated, converted to percentages of total body surface area, and then summed to determine the extent of burns suffered.

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