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Emerg Med J 2007;24:567-568 doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046698
  • Short report

The Livingston Paediatric Dose Calculator

  1. Matthew J Reed,
  2. Jane Fothergill
  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, St John’s University Hospital, Livingston, West Lothian, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Matthew Reed
 Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, UK; mattreed1{at}hotmail.com
  • Accepted 10 April 2007

Abstract

The Livingston Paediatric Dose Calculator is presented and its use explained. It may be of benefit in emergency departments that do not regularly see large numbers of children requiring drug treatment.

Footnotes

  • Competing interests: none

Responses to this article

  • Letter replying to: ‘Amendments to the Livingston Paediatric Dose Calculator'
    • Matthew Reed
    Emerg Med J published online October 25, 2007
  • Amendments to the Livingston Paediatric Dose Calculator
    • Nicola Weatherup,
    • Julie Mardon
    Emerg Med J published online September 20, 2007
  • The use of IT for improving patient safety
    • Rizaldy Pinzon
    Emerg Med J published online September 20, 2007

This Article

  1. Abstract
  2. Full text
  3. PDF
  4. web only appendix
  5. revised calculator
  6. calculator - 2nd revision and erratum
  7. calculator - 3rd revision

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