You arrive on the scene of a fire, and the firefighters bring you a patient who was trapped inside the house. The patient has sustained partial- and full-thickness burns over the anterior abdomen, anterior upper legs, and circumferential lower legs below the knees. The person’s genitals were spared injury. The person weighs approximately 265 lb, is conscious and alert, and is maintaining his or her own airway with the following vital signs: HR: 118, RR: 24, BP: 108/54; SpO2: 100%.Which color triage tag should this patient receive during the primary triage if he or she was part of a larger incident?

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You arrive on the scene of a fire, and the firefighters bring you a patient who was trapped inside the house. The patient has sustained partial- and full-thickness burns over the anterior abdomen, anterior upper legs, and circumferential lower legs below the knees. The person’s genitals were spared injury. The person weighs approximately 265 lb, is conscious and alert, and is maintaining his or her own airway with the following vital signs: HR: 118, RR: 24, BP: 108/54; SpO<sub>2</sub>: 100%.<br>What is the approximate BSA burned?