Question

The nurse is caring for a 120 kg male brought in after a warehouse fire and is calculating the patients fluid resuscitation needs. He has painful red blistering to the entire surface of both upper extremities and superficial burns to the anterior chest. Using the modified Lund and Browder chart to calculate the total body surface area burned, how much IV fluid would be administered in the first 8 hours?



A. 2280 mL

B. 3840 mL

C. 4560mL

D. 7680 mL

Answer 1

Using the modified Lund and Browser chart, the quantity of fluid that would be administered in the first 8 hours would be = 3840 mL. That is option B.

What is resuscitation?

Resuscitation is defined as am emergency procedure performed by professionally trained health personnel to revive an individual that has gone into any form of cardiac arrest or shock.

Using the modified Lund and Browder chart,

4 ml/kg/hour is used for fluid resuscitation in adults.

The weight of the patient = 120kg

If 4ml = 1 kg

X ml = 120kg

make X ml the subject of formula= 120×4 = 480 ml

Then, 1 hour = 480ml

8 hour = 8× 480ml = 3840ml

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