Clinical Judgment Scenario: Thermal BurnsDispatch Informatio…
Clinical Judgment Scenario: Thermal BurnsDispatch InformationYou are dispatched to a residential fire where a 28-year-old male has sustained burn injuries while attempting to rescue belongings.Enroute Phase Your unit is dispatched for a “burn victim, possible smoke inhalation.”On Scene Phase You arrive to find a 28-year-old male standing outside, alert but in pain. He has partial-thickness burns to the anterior chest and entire right arm. Vital signs: HR 118, BP 130/82, RR 24, SpO₂ 95% RA.Post Scene Phase During transport, you prepare fluid resuscitation using the Parkland Formula. The patient weighs 180 pounds.How much fluid should the patient receive in the first 8 hours?