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Burns and environmental emergencies
A practice question in the style of the MCCQE MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A 60 kg woman has 30% partial-thickness burns. What is her 24-hour Parkland fluid volume?
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The answer is B: 7,200 mL.
4 x 60 x 30 = 7,200 mL over 24 hours, half in the first 8 hours from the time of the burn.
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