EXTRA CREDIT: Please show your work to earn UP TO 1 point. P…
EXTRA CREDIT: Please show your work to earn UP TO 1 point. Penelope is an 11-year-old female who was in a house fire and presents to the pediatric ER that you are working at as a Peds RN. Penelope weighs 101.2 lbs and has burns to her right arm (anterior and posterior), left arm (anterior), anterior torso and right leg (posterior). EMS reports that they gave Penelope 500 mL in the helicopter on the way to the ER and placed an advanced airway. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the TBSA % burned on Penelope. Next, use the Parkland Formula to calculate Penelope’s total inpatient fluid needs for the first 24 hours. A. TBSA Burned % : B. Total fluid volume given in the hospital during the first 24 hours: