The accuracy of paediatric weight estimation during simulated emergencies: The effects of patient position, patient cooperation, and human errors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The effect of patient position and patient cooperation on the accuracy of emergency weight estimation systems has not been evaluated previously. The objective of this study was to evaluate weight estimation accuracy of the Broselow tape, the PAWPER XL tape, the Mercy method, and a custom-designed mobile phone App in a variety of realistic simulated paediatric emergencies.

Methods

This was a prospective study in which 32 emergency medicine volunteers participated in eight simulations of common paediatric emergency conditions, using children models. The participants used each of the four methods to estimate the children's weight. The accuracy of and time taken for the weight estimations were evaluated for each method. A regression analysis determined the effects o

SUBMITTER: Wells M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6223595 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature