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Uses the 60 drops per millilitre microdrip set, where the microdrops per minute figure equals the millilitres per hour rate.
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With a 60 drops/mL set, microdrops per minute = mL per hour, because volume x 60 / minutes reduces to the hourly rate
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
Smaller drops allow accurate delivery of the low volumes children need, and the arithmetic simplifies.
Yes for small volumes, because it limits how much can be delivered if the rate is set wrongly.