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Key points
| • Accurate assessment of burn area is crucial to calculate resuscitation formula |
| • Resuscitation formulas are only guidelines—monitor the patient |
| • Discuss resuscitation with a burns unit |
| • Be aware of the need for escharotomies |
| • Burn depth is difficult to estimate and changes with resuscitation |
