The Parkland Replacement Fluids calculator computes the amount of fluids required for the first 24 hours in a burn patient using the Parkland Formula and the patient's weight (mass) and percent of the body surface area burned.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
Replacement Fluids: The calculator returns the volume of replacement fluids (V) in milliliters (mL). However, this can be automatically converted to other volume units (e.g. cups) via the pull-down menu.
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Wallace Rule of NinesRule of Fives (Obese Patients) Percent of Burned BodyThe Wallace Rule of Nines can be used to approximate the percent of a patient that is burned. It applies a percent of Body Surface Area, often a multiple of 9, for different body parts as follows:
The Rule of Fives can be used to approximate the percent of an obese patient that is burned. It applies a percent of Body Surface Area, and differs from the Wallace Rule of Nines in that it applies a larger portion of the body surface area to the trunk and legs as follows:
Body Surface Area (BSA) is the measured or calculated surface area of a human body frequently used in physiology and medicine. For many clinical purposes BSA is a better indicator of metabolic mass than body weight because it is less affected by abnormal adipose mass. Estimation of BSA is simpler than many measures of volume.
Age Range | Male | Female |
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Neonate | 0.243 m² | 0.234 m² |
2 years old | 0.563 m² | 0.54 m² |
5 years old | 0.787 m² | 0.771 m² |
10 years old | 1.236 m² | 1.245 m² |
13 years old | 1.603 m² | 1.55 m² |
18 years old | 1.98 m² | 1.726 m² |
20 to 79 years old | 2.06 m² | 1.83 m² |
80 and above | 1.92 m² | 1.638 m² |
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Boyd | x | x | |
DuBois | x | x | |
Haycock | x | x | |
Fujimoto | x | x | |
Takahira | x | x | |
Schlick | x | x | x |
Costeff | x | ||
Wang Hihara | x | x |
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