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Paediatric weight estimation
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Luscombe et al1 have developed a more accurate age-based paediatric weight estimation tool than that was previously commonly used in the UK, and their formula has also been incorporated into the 5th edition of the Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) manual, for 6–12-year-olds.2 It is important for readers to realise that in their article, the inaccurate ‘APLS formula’ refers …
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