• Annals of plastic surgery · Sep 2012

    Graphic aids for calculation of fluid resuscitation requirements in pediatric burns.

    • David Williams and Ronald Doerfler.
    • Welsh Centre for Burns, ABMU NHS Trust, Swansea, UK. davidjwilliams@doctors.org.uk.
    • Ann Plast Surg. 2012 Sep 1;69(3):260-4.

    AbstractThe Parkland formula is currently the most widely used protocol to guide fluid resuscitation of acute burns and has been adapted for pediatric use. We describe 3 novel graphic devices (a nomogram, slide rule, and disc calculator) based on this formula, which have significant advantages over existing graphic and electronic devices. The robust low-cost graphic devices would be particularly suited to developing countries and difficult locations, but could be used as the primary means of calculation in any environment. If a computer or calculator is used as the primary means of calculation, the graphic devices provide a simple and rapid means of checking and preventing errors that may arise because of inadvertent mis-keying of data or incorrect application of the pediatric Parkland formula.

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