Cheatsheet

for a child of 10 kg, aged 0y 8m

Current patient

weight: 10 kg

age: 0 years 8 months

Value Units
ETT microcuffed 3.5 mm (ID)
Tube length, oral seek advice for under 1s cm
Tube length, nasal seek advice for under 1s cm
LMA size 2
Value Units
RR breaths/min
Tidal volume (6ml/kg) 60 ml
Rate
Maintenance fluids 40 ml/h
2/3 Maintenance rate 26.7 ml/h
from APLS
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