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We can provide better and safer care for your child when we
weigh in Kilograms and measure in Centimeters.
Although most American families measure a child’s weight in pounds and
length/height in inches, the doctors and nurses at pediatric hospitals need to know this
information in kilograms and centimeters.
Why is this important?
Children often need smaller amounts of medications than adults. Accidentally calculating the amount of medication using the weight in pounds instead of kilograms can
result in a child getting more medicine than they should.
We want your child to be safe.
In order to provide safer care and prevent medication errors, RMHC has put the
following precautions in place:
• Our scales only provide metric (kilogram/centimeter) measures of weight and height.
• Your child’s weight in kilograms and height in centimeters is recorded on your child’s
medical record in a prominent place, so that everyone providing care has accurate
information.
• We only provide information related to height and weight in metric form (centimeters
and kilograms) in order to avoid confusion when calculating dosages.
Why are we providing this chart?
We believe that it is important for you to be a part of your child’s care and want to
provide information that is accurate and easy to understand. When we refer to your
child’s weight or height using metric measurements, this chart can be used to convert
kilograms into pounds and centimeters into feet/inches.
PLEASE NOTE: Over-the-counter medicines are usually dosed by age or pounds.
Please read labels carefully.
www.RockyMountainHospitalFo
rChildre
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© 2012 HCA HealthONE
Date: ___________________________________
height __________cm
weight __________kg
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
Feet/Inches > Centimeters
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
1' 6"
46
2' 4"
71
3' 2"
97
4'0"
122
4' 10"
147
5' 8"
173
1' 7"
48
2' 5"
74
3' 3"
99
4' 1"
124
4' 11"
150
5' 9"
175
1' 8"
51
2' 6"
76
3' 4"
102
4' 2"
127
5'0"
152
5' 10"
178
1' 9"
53
2' 7"
79
3' 5"
104
4' 3"
130
5' 1"
155
5' 11"
180
1' 10"
56
2' 8"
81
3' 6"
107
4' 4"
132
5' 2"
157
6'0"
183
1' 11"
58
2' 9"
84
3' 7"
109
4' 5"
135
5' 3"
160
6' 1"
185
2'.0"
61
2' 10"
86
3' 8"
112
4' 6"
137
5' 4"
163
6' 2"
188
2' 1"
64
2' 11"
89
3' 9"
114
4' 7"
140
5' 5"
165
6' 3"
191
2' 2"
66
3'.0"
91
3' 10"
117
4' 8"
142
5' 6"
168
6' 4"
193
2' 3"
69
3' 1"
94
3' 11"
119
4' 9"
145
5' 7"
170
6' 5"
195
Pounds > Kilograms
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
2
1
31
14
60
27
88
40
117
53
146
66
4
2
33
15
62
28
90
41
119
54
148
67
7
3
35
16
64
29
93
42
121
55
150
68
9
4
37
17
66
30
95
43
123
56
152
69
11
5
40
18
68
31
97
44
126
57
154
70
13
6
42
19
71
32
99
45
128
58
157
71
15
7
44
20
73
33
101
46
130
59
159
72
18
8
46
21
75
34
104
47
132
60
161
73
20
9
49
22
77
35
106
48
134
61
163
74
22
10
51
23
79
36
108
49
137
62
165
75
24
11
53
24
82
37
110
50
139
63
168
76
26
12
55
25
84
38
112
51
141
64
170
77
29
13
57
26
86
39
115
52
143
65
172
78
Chart your child’s growth online at www.magicfoundation.org/Growth_chart/main_growthchart.html
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Feet/Inches > Centimeters
nd Safer Care
Better a
We can provide better and safer care for your child when
we weigh in Kilograms and measure in Centimeters.
Although most American families measure a child’s weight
in pounds and length/height in inches, the doctors and nurses
at pediatric hospitals need to know this information in kilograms
and centimeters.
so that everyone providing care has accurate information.
• We only provide information related to height and weight
in metric form (centimeters and kilograms) in order to avoid
confusion when calculating dosages.
Why is this important?
Children often need smaller amounts of medications than
adults. Accidentally calculating the amount of medication
using the weight in pounds instead of kilograms can result in a
child getting more medicine than they should.
Why are we providing this chart?
We believe that it is important for you to be a part of your
child’s care and want to provide information that is accurate and
easy to understand. When we refer to your child’s weight or
height using metric measurements, this chart can be used to
convert kilograms into pounds and centimeters into feet/inches.
We want your child to be safe.
In order to provide safer care and prevent medication errors,
RMHC has put the following precautions in place:
• Our scales only provide metric (kilogram/centimeter) measures of weight and height.
• Your child’s weight in kilograms and height in centimeters is
recorded on your child’s medical record in a prominent place,
PLEASE NOTE: Over-the-counter medicines are usually
dosed by age or pounds. Please read labels carefully.
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
1' 6"
1' 7"
1' 8"
1' 9"
1' 10"
1' 11"
2'.0"
46
48
51
53
56
58
61
2' 1"
2' 2"
2' 3"
2' 4"
2' 5"
2' 6"
2' 7"
64
66
69
71
74
76
79
2' 8"
2' 9"
2' 10"
2' 11"
3'.0"
3' 1"
3' 2"
81
84
86
89
91
94
97
3' 3"
3' 4"
3' 5"
3' 6"
3' 7"
3' 8"
3' 9"
99
102
104
107
109
112
114
3' 10"
3' 11"
4'0"
4' 1"
4' 2"
4' 3"
4' 4"
117
119
122
124
127
130
132
4' 5"
4' 6"
4' 7"
4' 8"
4' 9"
4' 10"
4' 11"
135
137
140
142
145
147
150
5'0"
5' 1"
5' 2"
5' 3"
5' 4"
5' 5"
5' 6"
152
155
157
160
163
165
168
5' 7"
5' 8"
5' 9"
5' 10"
5' 11"
6'0"
6' 1"
170
173
175
178
180
183
185
Pounds > Kilograms
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
2
4
7
9
11
13
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
18
20
22
24
26
29
31
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
33
35
37
40
42
44
46
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
49
51
53
55
57
60
62
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
64
66
68
71
73
75
77
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
79
82
84
86
88
90
93
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
95
97
99
101
104
106
108
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
110
112
115
117
119
121
123
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
www.RockyMountainHospitalForChildren.com
Chart your child’s growth online at www.magicfoundation.org/Growth_chart/main_growthchart.html
© 2012 HCA HealthONE
© 2012 HCA HealthONE
nd Safer Care
Better a
& Weight Conversio
t
h
g
i
n
He
We can provide better and safer care for your child when
we weigh in Kilograms and measure in Centimeters.
Feet/Inches > Centimeters
Although most American families measure a child’s weight
in pounds and length/height in inches, the doctors and nurses
at pediatric hospitals need to know this information in kilograms
and centimeters.
so that everyone providing care has accurate information.
• We only provide information related to height and weight
in metric form (centimeters and kilograms) in order to avoid
confusion when calculating dosages.
Why is this important?
Children often need smaller amounts of medications than
adults. Accidentally calculating the amount of medication
using the weight in pounds instead of kilograms can result in a
child getting more medicine than they should.
Why are we providing this chart?
We believe that it is important for you to be a part of your
child’s care and want to provide information that is accurate and
easy to understand. When we refer to your child’s weight or
height using metric measurements, this chart can be used to
convert kilograms into pounds and centimeters into feet/inches.
We want your child to be safe.
In order to provide safer care and prevent medication errors,
RMHC has put the following precautions in place:
• Our scales only provide metric (kilogram/centimeter) measures of weight and height.
• Your child’s weight in kilograms and height in centimeters is
recorded on your child’s medical record in a prominent place,
PLEASE NOTE: Over-the-counter medicines are usually
dosed by age or pounds. Please read labels carefully.
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
ft
cm
1' 6"
1' 7"
1' 8"
1' 9"
1' 10"
1' 11"
2'.0"
46
48
51
53
56
58
61
2' 1"
2' 2"
2' 3"
2' 4"
2' 5"
2' 6"
2' 7"
64
66
69
71
74
76
79
2' 8"
2' 9"
2' 10"
2' 11"
3'.0"
3' 1"
3' 2"
81
84
86
89
91
94
97
3' 3"
3' 4"
3' 5"
3' 6"
3' 7"
3' 8"
3' 9"
99
102
104
107
109
112
114
3' 10"
3' 11"
4'0"
4' 1"
4' 2"
4' 3"
4' 4"
117
119
122
124
127
130
132
4' 5"
4' 6"
4' 7"
4' 8"
4' 9"
4' 10"
4' 11"
135
137
140
142
145
147
150
5'0"
5' 1"
5' 2"
5' 3"
5' 4"
5' 5"
5' 6"
152
155
157
160
163
165
168
5' 7"
5' 8"
5' 9"
5' 10"
5' 11"
6'0"
6' 1"
170
173
175
178
180
183
185
Pounds > Kilograms
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
lb
kg
2
4
7
9
11
13
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
18
20
22
24
26
29
31
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
33
35
37
40
42
44
46
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
49
51
53
55
57
60
62
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
64
66
68
71
73
75
77
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
79
82
84
86
88
90
93
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
95
97
99
101
104
106
108
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
110
112
115
117
119
121
123
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
www.RockyMountainHospitalForChildren.com
© 2012 HCA HealthONE
Chart your child’s growth online at www.magicfoundation.org/Growth_chart/main_growthchart.html
© 2012 HCA HealthONE