Inventors:
Jose Salinas - San Antonio TX, US
George C. Kramer - Galverston TX, US
Leopoldo C. Cancio - San Antonio TX, US
Kevin Chung - San Antonio TX, US
Elizabeth Mann - San Antonio TX, US
Steven E. Wolf - San Antonio TX, US
Guy A. Drew - San Antonio TX, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC
International Classification:
A61M 31/00, B65D 81/00
US Classification:
604503, 604 65, 604 66, 600584
Abstract:
A method for providing decision-assist to medical staff resuscitating a burn patient includes receiving patient information, calculating an infusion rate, outputting the infusion rate, obtaining a urinary output, calculating a new infusion rate using infusion rate model based constants, and outputting the new infusion rate. In some embodiments, the method includes notifying medical staff when problems arise, displaying information regarding the resuscitation, and setting limits regarding the infusion rates.