Parental weight estimation of their child's weight is more accurate than other weight estimation methods for determining children's weight in an emergency department?
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Parental weight estimation of their child's weight is more accurate than other weight estimation methods for determining children's weight in an emergency department?
OBJECTIVE To compare the various paediatric weight estimation methods (Advanced Pediatric Life Support, Broselow Tape, Argall, and Best Guess) and parental estimate to measured weight. PATIENTS AND METHOD A convenience sample of children aged 1-11 years who presented to the emergency department over a 6 month period were eligible for inclusion. Data collected included height, age, ethnicity, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.047993