Parkland Equation
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Patient Weight
unit kg lb
%BSA 2nd/3rd
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Fluid required [mL]
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Parkland Equation
Used for burn patients to calculate the total fluid required after the first 24 hours after the burn.

%BSA 2 nd /3 rd = % Body Surface Area with 2 nd and 3 rd degree burns

Fluid required =

(% body burned) x (body weight in kg) x 4mL

 

Source: Clinician's Pocket Reference (Leonard Gomella, Ed.) 7th Edition, 1993.