Francesco

This is some of the goofiest stuff I've ever heard.

I have also seen several applications for the parkland formula but I hadn't seen one that would break it down to gtts/min. Seems like most give you the 24hr and/or 8hr. Not that it's hard to figure drops per minute from these numbers, I just thought it was neat not to have to. Does the IResQ give drops per minute?

I only "thought" who the developer was since I didn't have my phone sitting next to me while posting. Didn't think it would be hard to find since it is the first app that pops up when you do a search for "parkland formula". However, since you don't have a smart phone, you probably don't have much or any experience with the android market. Also, after reading your reply, I sent an email to Draken Design via their link on the app description. I got a prompt reply that ended up in a really nice phone conversation with Frank (great name BTW) who is the co-founder of the company. He said their website was still under development as they have been really busy with re-writing code for a number of their apps and are getting ready to launch their "Custom Paramedic Formulary" for IPhone. Apparently they will put any department's formulary in a quick reference app (and visually appealing too--see their screen shots). This is a great idea, I'm going to see if I can get our department's formulary on their list. Anyway.....be skeptical if you want but I think their Parkland Formula app is pretty slick. I also want to say thank you for your skepticism because without it I would never made contact with this developer and found out that our department could have our formulary put in an awesome looking app.

We had a liaison from a nearby trauma center give a class to our department about fluid resuscitation for burn patients. He reported that patients were consistently arriving at the center having received too much fluid as a result of medics not using the parkland formula. This being the case the trauma center was recommending that burn patients receive no more than a 500ml fluid bolus in the field. Though not the point of this post, I disagree with their recommendation. Promoting poorer patient care (lessor of two evils) rather than promoting optimal care just seems wrong. After the class was over I approached the instructor/liaison, who was representing the trauma center, and asked him if he had ever seen a mobile app for the parkland formula that would give you drops/minute. He replied that he had not and when I showed him the one that I found on the android market he about fell over. It is a cool little app and I've checked the math and it appears to be spot on. I believe they now have it available for the IPhone also. Anyway.......thought it was an impressive (and quick) little app and wanted to share it with anyone who might be interested. If you are interested just do a search for "parkland formula", I think the company or developer is called "draken".