Secondary objectives included evaluating accuracy of medication dosing, the percentage of patients placed in accurate weight categories using the Broselow method, and comparing ED weight by age to predicted Handtevy weights. The primary objective of this study was to assess the field performance of the Broselow tape and the Handtevy method with respect to prehospital pediatric patient weight estimations. 12, 17, 22 There appear to be no studies in the published literature evaluating the accuracy of the Handtevy weight estimation method in the prehospital setting. 21 There are few studies evaluating the Handtevy system, most of which were published prior to the development of the solely age-based application, however Rappaport, et al recently published a manuscript reporting almost 90% dosing accuracy using the Handtevy Field Guide (accuracy was based on correct use of the field guide/patient age, not patient weight). The Handtevy system, initially developed in 2010 as a length and age-based system, has been adapted and can now be used as an exclusively age-based tool for weight estimation. The Broselow method was developed in the 1980s and has been modified and studied fairly extensively in the intervening years, with varying results. 5 The Broselow method, which provides a weight estimation based on length as measured using the Broselow tape, is the most commonly used length-based tape.
Many tools have been developed to assist with pediatric weight estimation, including age-based formulas, length-based tapes, paperboard dosing wheels, and electronic applications. However, in prehospital care, obtaining reliable weight measurements is not straightforward it is estimated that approximately 20% of out-of-hospital pediatric weight estimates are not accurate. As pediatric medication dosing is predominantly weight-based, accurate assessment is essential. 1 Many of the complications inherent to pediatric medication dosing are potentiated by the unpredictable nature of the prehospital setting. Pediatric medication errors have been attributed to a number of causes, including weight-based dosing and the increased number of calculations required for correct dosing and administration. 2– 4 These errors are estimated to affect over 21,000 US children under the age of 11 each year. 1 Medication errors have been shown to occur more frequently in the emergency department (ED), and error rates rise even further in the prehospital setting to just under 35% for all medications and over 60% for epinephrine. In the pediatric in-patient setting, Kaushal, et al reported an error rate of approximately 55 errors for every 100 admissions, the majority (28%) being dosing errors, and a potential adverse drug event rate of 10/100 admissions. This product was added to our catalog on Monday 30 August, 2021.Medication errors in the pediatric patient population are quite prevalent. * * * For Products with Retail Price, Please Order from Our Online Retail Shop: * * * Listed are retail price only, for healthcare institutions and dealers, please email us for quotation
Updated with additional essential medications for both EMS and the ER.Ĭontains a separate section, Quick Access Meds, for those medications needed immediatelyįolds to 3 5/8" x 6" and unfolds to 3 5/8" x 60" When used without the habitus adjustment new tape provides an accurate estimate of Ideal Body Weight, over actual body weight, which is preferred for many emergency medications. The new tape will accommodate for obesity by allowing for a habitus adjustment if deemed appropriate to the tape weight estimation.
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Pre-calculated doses in milligrams, as well as all doses in pre-calculated ml, making the entire process error free by removing the need for any calculations. The 2019 version of the Broselow Reference Tape will be compliant with the most current PALS Standards and will include the following: This gives you an accurate weight estimate, equipment sizes, and drug dosages.Ģ.Treat - Reach into the bag for exactly the right equipment for I.V., intubation, O2 delivery, or intraosseous access. Each color-coded system supplies you with all the medical dosage information (except for infusion drugs) and size-specific equipment you need for your young patients’ emergency resuscitation requirements.ġ.Measure - Measure the child with the Broselow® Tape.
When time and accuracy are crucial during a pediatric emergency situation, turn to the Broselow® System which is designed with children’s care and procedural accuracy in mind.
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