Weighty Matters: A Real-World Comparison of the Handtevy and Broselow Methods of Prehospital Weight Estimation.

Chloe Knudsen-RobbinsPhung K PhamKim ZakyShelley BrukmanCarl SchultzClaus HechtKellie BaconMaxwell WickensTheodore W Heyming

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2022)

This study demonstrated no statistically significant difference between the use of the Handtevy or Broselow methods with respect to prehospital weight estimation. While further research is necessary, these results suggest similar field performance of the Broselow and Handtevy methods.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss
weight gain