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COMPUTATION
PREPARED BY:
NURSING EDUCATION
AL RAYAN HOSPITAL
OBJECTIVES:
Age Group Guidelines
Time of Administration
Common Equivalent Used
Computation of Peadiatric Doses
› CLARK’S RULE
› YOUNG’S RULE
› FRIEDMAN’S RULE
› BODY WEIGHT
› Drugs Measured in Units
› Medication in Powder Form
Age Group Guidelines
Child: 1 - 12 years
› Toddler: 1 - 3 years
› Preschool: 4 - 5 years
› School aged: 6 - 12 years
Adolescent: 13 - 18 years
1 table spoon = 15 ml or cc
1 tsp = 5 ml or cc
1 fluid ounce = 30 ml or cc
1 cup = 6 oz or 180 cc
1 fluid oz = 2 tbsp
1 glass = 8 oz or 240 cc
1 tbsp = 3 tps
Administering
Medications to
Children
Administration of medication is traumatic for
children.
C. FRIEDMAN’S RULE
Average adult dose x age in months = estimated safe dose
150
FRIEDMAN’S RULE
Example : The adult dose of atropine sulfate is
0.6 mg. How much should a 2-month-old child
receive?
0.6 x 2 1.2
0.008mg
150 150
D. BODY WEIGHT
A. PENICILLIN
x = 25 units
Medication in Powder Form