To Compare the Accuracy of the Broselow-Luten Tape and APLS, Theron and Shann’s Formulae in Prediction of Weight in Children Aged 5 to 10 Years in Auckland

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To Compare the Accuracy of the Broselow-Luten Tape and APLS, Theron and Shann’s Formulae in Prediction of Weight in Children Aged 5 to 10 Years in Auckland

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Auckland University of Technology

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Paediatric weight estimation methods commonly used in emergency situations tend to underestimate the weight of most children. This study aims to test the accuracy of four weight estimation methods used in New Zealand to predict a child’s weight in an emergency situation. This study was a prospective, observational study where data was collected over two weeks in July 2013 at 5 Auckland primary schools. Children between 5 and 10 years of age had their weight, height and Broselow-Luten tape (20...

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Masters

Date created

2014

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Britnell, Sally

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https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/7342

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Resuscitation / Peadiatric / Emergency / Prehospital / Weight estimation

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