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children are weighed and measured when they arrive at the department. |
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| We
use electronic digital scales that give the weight in kilograms
and in pounds. |
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Children
under 2 years of age are weighed naked and measured
on a kiddimetre, which is a tabletop board.
Children
over 2 years of age only need to remove their shoes
& heavy clothing such as coats.
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| Your
child's weight & height will immediately be written in their
case notes and red book (if available) ready for the doctor
to see. |
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| If
a young child will not get on the scales to be weighed we will
not distress them by insisting that they get on. We will ask
you, the child's carer, to get on the scales holding the child.
We will then weigh you separately & deduct your weight from
the weight of you plus your child to get an approximate weight
for your child. It will be noted in your child's case notes
that they were "weighed with carer". |
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