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Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

ISBN:9781451194524

Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

Section: Chapter Questions

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A bombing incident brought an influx of patients in the nearby hospitals. The following patients had been admitted.

Determine the following for each burned patient and show tour complete solution:

Percentage of body surface area burned (% TBSA)
Total fluid volume replacement
Fluid for the 1st 8 hours and the fluid volume for the next 16 hours

A 58 year old female patient, Elise, has superficial partial-thickness burns to the anterior head and neck, front and back of the left arm, front of the right arm, posterior trunk, front and back of the right leg, and back of the left leg. She was brought into the hospital at 12:15pm where you are on ER duty for the 2pm-10pm shift.

% TBSA=________
Total fluid volume replacement needed. IVF resuscitation started at 12:15pm.=_________
IVF volume for the 1st 8 hours = _________
IVF volume for over the next 16hours = _________

What time would you expect to replace Patient Elise’s IVF bottle?

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