Using Parkland formula, a 70 kg patient with 30% TBSA burns should receive how many milliliters in the first 8 hours?

Using Parkland formula, a 70 kg patient with 30% TBSA burns should receive how many milliliters in the first 8 hours?

• A. 2,100 mL
• B. 4,200 mL
• C. 6,300 mL
• D. 8,400 mL

Answer: (B)

Parkland formula guides fluid resuscitation in burn patients by prescribing 4 mL of fluid per kilogram of body weight per percent of TBSA burned, to be given in the first 24 hours after injury. Half of that total goes in the first eight hours from the time of burn, and the remaining half over the next 16 hours. For this patient: 4 mL × 70 kg × 30% = 8,400 mL to be given in the first 24 hours. Half of that in the first eight hours = 4,200 mL. So the patient should receive 4,200 mL in the first eight hours, with the remaining 4,200 mL over the next 16 hours.

Parkland formula guides fluid resuscitation in burn patients by prescribing 4 mL of fluid per kilogram of body weight per percent of TBSA burned, to be given in the first 24 hours after injury. Half of that total goes in the first eight hours from the time of burn, and the remaining half over the next 16 hours.

For this patient: 4 mL × 70 kg × 30% = 8,400 mL to be given in the first 24 hours. Half of that in the first eight hours = 4,200 mL. So the patient should receive 4,200 mL in the first eight hours, with the remaining 4,200 mL over the next 16 hours.