Search Results for "Broselow Tape For Overweight Or Underweight"
Original Source: Accuracy of the Broselow tape in estimating the weight of First Nations children.
Introduction: During resuscitation, the Broselow tape (BT) is the standard method of estimating pediatric weight based on body length. The First Nations population has a higher prevalence of obesity and experiences more injury than the non-First Nations population. The prevalence of obesity has raised the concern that the BT may not accurately estimate weight in this population. The purpose of this study was to validate the BT in 8 First Nations communities. Methods: We performed a search of the electronic...
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PediaTape to Improve Pediatric Emergency Care and Reduce Dosing Errors
Reducing medical errors due to improper dosing is essential in critical care scenarios. PediaTape builds on the heritage of the Broselow Tape by combining the color-coding system Dr. Broselow invented...
BLACKSBURG, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/12 -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), the primary international organization devoted to preventing medication errors, has awarded James Bro...
Survival in overweight and underweight children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Advancing Emergency Care for Kids: Emergency Physicians Do It Again
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Most children with isolated skull fractures may not need to stay in the hospital, which finding has the potential to save the health care sys...
Results of CDC Study on Weight vs. Mortality Questioned by Experts
Everyone "knows" that overweight people have an increased mortality, right? When an article was published by a researcher from the CDC, the obesity researchers were aghast. It concluded that slightly...
Taking the "Ouch" Out of Medical Tape
Can a piece of tape cause permanent injury and scarring? If you ask some doctors and nurses who work with premature babies, you might be surprised by what you hear. Find out how a new kind of tape...
Underweight Kids Also a Concern (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Although children who are overweight and obese garner more attention in developed countries, children who don't weigh enough may also pose a problem, researchers reported.
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Maternal underweight status and association with preterm contractions.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study is to investigate whether underweight pregnant women are more likely to be admitted for preterm contractions compared to normal or overweight...
Mild stunting is associated with higher blood pressure in overweight adolescents.
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that pre/postnatal undernutrition leads to higher risk of non communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity in adulthood. OBJECTIVE: To determine whet...
THE PREVALENCE OF, AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH, OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN BOTSWANA.
SummaryThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of, and socio-demographic factors associated with, overweight and obesity in Botswana. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2007 using...
OBJECTIVE: To compare the classification of overweight, obesity and underweight using international v. national approaches in Kuwaiti adolescents. DESIGN: Assessment of underweight, overweight and obe...
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether different body mass index (BMI) values affect lymph node (LN) retrieval and whether such variations influence long-term survival in Asian patie...
