A Descriptive Analysis of the Reliability of the Broselow Tape for Use in the US Pediatric Trauma Population
We found that nearly 1 in 7 patients' measured body weight was above the weight range estimated by the Broselow tape by >20%, creating the potential for medication underdosing.
Authors
- Michael D. April (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5621-441X)
- Hannah L. Gale
- Ashley E. Sam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5359-3899)
- Jonathan Henderson
- Kelli Jo Welter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3090-357X)
- Steven Gremel Schauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2322-5216)
- Melissa Givens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9381-0970)
- Ian McCullough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3757-5786)
Institutions
- Brooke Army Medical Center (US)
- St. Louis Children's Hospital (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Joint Base San Antonio (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003362
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00