Burns

Question 1

Palm Method For Estimating Burns

Answer 1

Using The pt palm (not fingers) is 1%

Question 2

Burns ALS Treatment

Answer 2

Advanced Airway: Consider early if evidence of airway burns.
2. Cardiac Monitoring, Sp02 monitoring, and ETCO2 monitoring for intubated patients.
3. Initiate large bore vascular access in patients with major burns (>9%).
* Titrate to systolic blood pressure of ≥ 90 mmHg.
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* Administer 500 ml normal saline fluid bolus to all adult patients with a Total Body
Surface Area (TBSA) of burns ≥ 50%
* When possible the preferred vascular access site is an unburned area.
4. Pain Management: If partial or full thickness burn with moderate to severe pain and without
evidence of or mechanism of internal head, chest, or abdominal injury, consider administration
of pain medication per PD# 8066 – Pain Management.