Fluid given in first 8 hours to a 28 years old woman with 50 kg weight having burns both lower limbs ?: (A) 950 ml, (B) 1900 ml, (C) 3600 ml, (D) 7400 ml
Answer is C. using parklands formula 4 * wt(kg) * %of burns within first 24 hrs , first half should be given within 8hours and the second half within next 16 hours . this formulae is applicable for second degree burns in this case 4*50*(18+18)=7200 so 3600 in first 8 hours