In paediatric emergencies, rapid access to accurate information is essential. When a child’s weight is unknown and decisions must be made immediately, clinicians rely on structured reference tools rather than complex calculations. The WETFLAG by chart approach provides a clear, visual method for estimating key treatment values during resuscitation. Unlike explanatory articles or calculators, the…
Age plays a central role in paediatric emergency medicine. When a child’s actual weight is unknown, age is often the only immediately available parameter that clinicians can use to estimate drug doses, fluid volumes, and equipment size. The WETFLAG by age approach explains how age‑based estimation works, why it is used, and what its clinical…
Paediatric resuscitation is one of the most challenging situations in clinical medicine. Children deteriorate rapidly, drug doses are weight‑dependent, and the margin for error is small. In these high‑pressure environments, clinicians require structured systems that allow them to act quickly and safely. The WETFLAG system has become a widely used framework in paediatric resuscitation, helping…
In paediatric emergency medicine, accurate and rapid decision‑making can mean the difference between life and death. Unlike adult care, nearly every intervention in children — from medication dosing to defibrillation energy — depends on the child’s body weight. When a child’s weight is unknown, which is common in emergencies, clinicians require a reliable method to…
Accurate weight estimation is one of the most critical steps in paediatric emergency care. Almost every emergency intervention — from drug dosing and defibrillation energy to fluid resuscitation and airway selection — depends on a child’s weight. Yet in many real‑world emergencies, an exact weight is unavailable or impossible to measure quickly. This challenge has…
Accurate weight estimation is one of the most critical steps in paediatric emergency care. Almost every emergency intervention — from drug dosing and defibrillation energy to fluid resuscitation and airway selection — depends on a child’s weight. Yet in many real‑world emergencies, an exact weight is unavailable or impossible to measure quickly. This challenge has…