SAQ 556 – Paediatrics – scald burn first aid and fluid planning

A 2-year-old girl presents to your tertiary emergency department after pulling a pot of boiling water from a stove 20 minutes earlier. Her mother brought her directly to hospital. The burn photograph is shown below.

State five (5) initial steps in managing the burnt area over the next 20 minutes.

(Marked out of 5.0)

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State your intravenous fluid management, assuming 12% total body surface area burn.

(Marked out of 7.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Component</th> <th>Calculation or rate</th> <th>Fluid</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Resuscitation</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Initial phase</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Subsequent phase</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maintenance</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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Total Score: 0 / 12

Percentage: 0%