460 Emergency Physician and Nurse Estimates of Weight for Patients With a High Prevalence of Obesity
There is a paucity of data evaluating the ability of emergency physicians and nurses (RN) to estimate weight (wt) for patients with high BMI. We conducted an investigation to assess the accuracy of wt estimates by emergency physicians and RNs for patients within a population with a high prevalence of obesity.
Authors
- Kuang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2221-1648)
- J. Hacnik
- Peter B. Richman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-4464)
- Victor T. Wilson
- Tersia de Kock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2850-1598)
- Benjamin Laguna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6881-1078)
- Tahmineh Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5818-221X)
- Kevin Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-7627)
- D. Eaglin
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.06.479
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00