Question 25 (part 2) · LEK · Burns
An adult patient, of 80 kg body weight, has suffered second and third degree burns of the anterior chest surface. According to the ”the rule of nines” and the Parkland formula, on the first day of burn treatment, intravenous crystalloid should be administered in a volume of:
- A. 700 mL.
- B. 900 mL.
- C. 2550 mL.
- D. 3000 mL.
- E. 5760 mL.
Hint
Find the percentage of body surface for the anterior chest with the rule of nines, then apply 4 ml × kg × %TBSA.
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