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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
2/12/2007: Emergency Medicine: Use of the Broselow Tape May Result in the Underresuscitation of Children
Rita K. Cydulka
Associate Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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"There is rarely time or opportunity to weigh critically ill or injured children during resuscitation efforts. As a result, practioners frequently rely on the Broselow tape to estimate weight, drug dosages and equipment size needed for pediatric patients. This device is reportedly more accurate than weight estimates made by residents and pediatric nurses, especially in children who weigh 3.5 to 25 kg.2 Recently, concern regarding the accuracy of the tape in predicting weight has been raised, especially in light of the current obesity epidemic among children in the US...."
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