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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2019
Observational StudyAccuracy of parental estimate of child's weight in a paediatric emergency department.
To determine the accuracy of using parental estimate of a child's weight compared to actual weight in a paediatric emergency setting. ⋯ Parent estimate is an accurate weight estimation method when parents are willing to give an estimate. There is ethnic variation in accuracy that should be taken into account when applying this method.