James BroselowBroselow, 2012 Matching CartsPediatric Crash Cart Color-coded carts containing medications and supplies designed to simplify care and eliminate errors.ģ Each color-coded drawer contains appropriately sized equipment for that weight s color. The simple, honest answer is that it was born out of my own anxiety in learning to care for sick children - Dr.

Allen Hinkle, Dartmouth Pediatric anesthesiologist BROSELOW made an at-home prototype of the tape in 1985 using a strip of leather that his wife wrote lines and dosages on. Robert Luten, one of the early PEDS EMT leaders who was part of the original PALS subcommittee Dr. It is used by paramedics, nurses and doctors, and is utilized in the AHA s Pediatric advanced life support classes (PALS).Ģ Manu, 2017 Histor圜reated by physicians to solve the number of Emergency medication errors with children. The BROSELOW tape is designed for children up to approximately 12 years of age who have a maximum weight of roughly 36 kg (80 lbs). The tape uses a child s length to determinea weight range (in kg) corresponding to a color to provide appropriate dosages, equipment, and defibrillation shock voltages. 1 BROSELOW Pediatric Emergency TapeKatie Babb, RNMatt Claveria, RNChristine Posey Kuhl, RNCrystal Sokolov, RNN703 Spring 2019 Introduction The BROSELOW Pediatric Emergency tape is a color-coded length and weight-based tape used in Pediatric emergencies.

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