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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Krieser, David, Nguyen, Kevin, Kerr, Debra, Jolley, Damien, Clooney, Megan and Kelly, Anne-Maree (2007) 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? Emergency Medicine Journal, 24 (11). pp. 756-759. ISSN 1472-0205

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The objective of this article is to compare the various paediatric weight estimation methods (Advanced Pediatric Life Support, Broselow Tape, Argall, and Best Guess) and parental estimate to measured weight.

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Item type	Article
URI	https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/3322
DOI	10.1136/emj.2007.047993
Official URL	http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/11/756
Subjects	Historical > FOR Classification > 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Nursing and Midwifery
Keywords	ResPubID19027, paediatric weight estimation methods, children’s body mass index, BMI, parental estimation of weight, Broselow tape
Citations in Scopus	85 - View on Scopus
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