You Are Caring for a Patient with 30 Percent Full

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a patient with 30 percent full and partial thickness burns. He is an 80 kg man. According to the Parkland formula, he should receive ________ liters of fluid over 24 hours, with ________ liters infused in the first 8 hours.

A) 9.6; 4.8
B) 5; 3
C) 8.2; 2
D) 4.5; 1.25