Table 1

Proportions of children too tall for the BT

Age on last birthday (years)All subjects (n)Subjects too tall for the Broselow (BT) tape
n (%)Median (IQR) excess height, cmMedian (IQR) weight, kg
71631 (0.6)7.3 (–)41.3 (–)
81711 (0.6)5.9 (–)56.9 (–)
917617 (9.6)1.8 (0.8–4.9)43.0 (37.0–46.2)
1012952 (40.3)4.3 (2.3–7.3)41.7 (36.0–49.8)
11143100 (69.9)7.4 (4.1–11.4)41.6 (37.2–47.1)
Total7821715.9 (2.6–10.1)41.9 (36.7–47.3)