A 20kg child sustains a 15% body surface area burn. The best answer for the rate of IV fluids that should be administered over the first 8 hours is:
A. 60 cc/hr
B. 75 cc/hr
C. 120 cc/hr
D. 135 cc/hr
E. 150 cc/hr
A 20kg child sustains a 15% body surface area burn. The best answer for the rate of IV fluids that should be administered over the first 8 hours is:
A. 60 cc/hr
B. 75 cc/hr
C. 120 cc/hr
D. 135 cc/hr
E. 150 cc/hr
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February 4, 2017 at 5:08 am
D. A commonly used formula to calculate the extra fluid required for acute burn resuscitation is 4 cc/kg x child’s weight in kg x % BSA burned. Give half of this over first 8 hours, and half over next 16 hours in addition to maintenance fluids. 4 x 20 x 15 = 1200, half is 600 = 75 cc/hr over first 8 hours. Maintenance is 4cc/kg/hr for first 10kg + 2cc/kg/hr for next 10kg = 60 cc/hr. Therefore total fluids should be 75 + 60 = 135 cc/hr.