A 35-year-old patient came to the emergency room with burns on his chest. His weight is 72 kg and the burned surface area is 18% of his total body surface area. Using the formula for calculating IV fluid replacement in burned patients, which is body weight x burned surface area / 2 x 4, the amount of fluid resuscitation needed for this patient is 2.5 liters.
5. * Swaged end :
Connects the needle to the suture.
* Needle body or shaft :
Is the region grasped by the needle holder.
* Needle point :
Acts to pierce the tissue.
6.
7. Formula to calculate IV fluid replacement in burned patient is :
𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒆𝒈𝒉𝒕 × 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂
𝟐
× 𝟒
Case example :
A 35 year old patient come to ER with skin burn in the chest region,
his weight is 72 Kg,
Calculate the fluid resuscitation he should get.
Answer :
𝟕𝟐 ×𝟏𝟖
𝟐
× 𝟒 = 2592ml or 2.5 Liter
