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🔥 Parkland Formula

Burn Fluid Resuscitation

💡 Parkland Formula: 4 mL × Weight(kg) × %TBSA
Give 50% in first 8 hours, 50% in next 16 hours
(From time of burn, not admission)
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Next 16 hours
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💡 Clinical Notes

•Use Ringer's Lactate (LR) as primary fluid
•Start from TIME OF BURN, not hospital arrival
•Adjust based on urine output (0.5-1 mL/kg/hr adults)
•Monitor for over-resuscitation
•Consider colloid after 12-24 hours if needed
•Avoid in pediatric patients (use Galveston formula)

📚 Evidence & Guidelines Class I Recommendation
★★★★★ (1968)
Citation: Baxter CR, Shires T. Physiological response to crystalloid resuscitation of severe burns. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1968;150(3):874-894.
Guideline: American Burn Association Guidelines
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class="disc">⚠️ Medical Disclaimer

For emergency reference only. Burn patients require burn center care.

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