A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department After a House

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought to the emergency department after a house fire.He fell asleep with a lit cigarette,and the couch ignited.Total body surface area (TBSA) burn is estimated at 25% deep partial-thickness burns to areas of the chest,back,and left arm and 20% full-thickness burns to the right arm,right upper leg,and areas on the face.The patient's weight is estimated at 85 kg.What is the initial plan for fluid replacement?

• A) 5950 mL of Lactated Ringer (LR) solution for the first 8 hours; then 5950 mL of LR over the next 16 hours
• B) 2868 mL of normal saline (NS) for the first 8 hours; then 5737 mL of hypertonic NS over the next 16 hours
• C) 11,900 mL of dextran evenly divided over the first 24 hours
• D) 11,475 mL of LR evenly divided over the first 24 hours

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