Brizio A, Tbaileh N. The making of a ruler for everyday pediatric drug prescription in a field trauma hospital. Med Emergency, MJEM 2020; 28
DOI: 10.26738/MJEM.2017/MJEM28.2020/AB.CRE.190619
Key words: Drug prescription tool, drug ruler, pediatric drugs dosage estimation, safe paediatric drug prescription
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Corresponding author: Albert Brizio MD
Centre Hospitalier de St. Denis, Unité SMUR
2 Rue du Dr Delafontaine 93200, France
brizioalbert@hotmail.com
Brizio A, MD1, Tbaileh N, MD2
1. Centre Hospitalier de St. Denis, Unité SMUR, Saint-Denis, France
2. Freelance practitioner
Category: Case report
Received: Feb 27, 2019
Revised: April 3, 2019
Accepted: July 3, 2019
There is no conflict of interest to declare
Abstract
In an Iraqi field trauma hospital, during the fighting surrounding Mosul in 2017, the appropriate dosage of drugs in wounded children was problematic. A swift, affordable, easy to implement, and local solution had to be found. Inspired by existing length per weight pediatric resuscitation tapes, a self-made ruler for the prescription of common intravenous and per-os drugs was conceived and introduced.