During a pre-hospital emergency, a clinician needs to estimate a child's weight quickly. The child is 6 years old. Using the APLS formula for children...

Question

During a pre-hospital emergency, a clinician needs to estimate a child's weight quickly. The child is 6 years old. Using the APLS formula for children aged 1-5 years (weight = [2 × age] + 8) and the formula for children aged 6-12 years (weight = [3 × age] + 7), what is the estimated weight?

Accepted Answer

25 kg

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19 kg

Answer

28 kg

Answer

20 kg

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22 kg

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Paediatric Weight Estimation

During a pre-hospital emergency, a clinician needs to estimate a child's weight quickly. The child is 6 years old. Using the APLS formula for children aged 1-5 years (weight = [2 × age] + 8) and the formula for children aged 6-12 years (weight = [3 × age] + 7), what is the estimated weight?