Short Attention Span Summary
Just ask mom
The best way to estimate a pediatric patient’s weight was to ask the parent. The Broselow tape was next best in children under 5 years; the Mercy method was best in children > 5 years.
Spoon Feed
If you need to know a child’s weight, just ask the parent. It was the most accurate weight estimate in this prospective comparison study.
Source
A Comparison of Pediatric Weight Estimation Methods for Emergency Resuscitation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Apr 11. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001137. [Epub ahead of print]
Written by Clay Smith. Reviewed by Thomas Davis.
