Comparison of adult weight estimation methods for use during emergency medical care
Abstract Objective Many emergency drug and fluid doses are weight dependent in adults, but in resuscitation and low‐resource settings it can be impractical or impossible to weigh a patient. It is especially important to obtain accurate weight estimation for dose calculations for emergency drugs with...
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| Main Authors: | Giles N. Cattermole, Mike Wells |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12515 |
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