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Emergency Medical Services for Children
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dosing Safely
Nearly 1/3 of pediatric emergency medication are dosed incorrectly. Calculating weight, dose and volume is difficult, especially while under stress. Here are some ways to improve your dosing accuracy when treating a pediatric patient.
Kilograms Only
Ensuring your agency uses kilograms only
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Weigh/measure in kilograms only
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Lock your ED scale in kg
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Use weight estimate resources like length-based tapes that use kilograms only
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Keep a conversion chart handy at all times for convenient access when needed
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Communicate in kilograms
Include yourself, colleagues, patient and family -
Set EMR to kilogram weight only
Converting pounds to kilograms
To convert from pounds to kilograms, divide the pounds by 2.2
kilograms = pounds/2.2
Quick conversion chart
Additional support and content
Infographic
Weight in kg only infographic
Videos:
Pounds | Kilograms |
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1 | 0.45 |
5 | 2.26 |
10 | 4.53 |
15 | 6.81 |
20 | 9.09 |
25 | 11.36 |
30 | 13.63 |
35 | 15.90 |
40 | 18.18 |
45 | 20.45 |
50 | 22.73 |
55 | 25.00 |
60 | 27.27 |
65 | 29.55 |
70 | 31.82 |
75 | 34.09 |
80 | 36.36 |
85 | 38.64 |
90 | 40.91 |
95 | 43.18 |
100 | 45.45 |
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