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You can help patients in our community with:
Properly measuring a child with the Broselow Tape
Color coded equipment drawers based on the Broselow Tape
Pediatric Crash Cart Including the Broselow Tape System
The Broselow Tape, also called the Broselow pediatric emergency tape, is a color-coded length-based tape measure that is used throughout the world for pediatric emergencies. The Broselow Tape relates a child's height as measured by the tape to their weight to provide medical instructions including medication dosages, the size of the equipment that should be used, and the level of energy when using a defibrillator.
The Broselow Tape is based on the relationship between weight and length ; each color zone estimates the 50th percentile weight for length, which for practical purposes estimates the ideal body weight (IBW) for emergency dosing. Because of the recent obesity epidemic, concerns have been raised as to the accuracy of the tape to determine acceptable weights and subsequently acceptable doses of emergency medications.
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Join us to strengthen our community and enhance health care together.
Print our donation form, and mail your donation to: Daysland Hospital Foundation, Box 27, Daysland, AB T0B 1A0.
Make an online donation through our community partner, David Thompson Health Trust.
