Can Syringes Help Parents Give Kids The Right Dose Of Medicine? New York University Study
More than four in five parents give children the wrong dose of liquid medicines, a dangerous error that might be avoided by administering drugs with syringes instead of cups, a U.S. study suggests.
In a series of experiments designed to test whether 2,100 parents could follow common dosing instructions, 84 percent of participants made at least one measuring mistake and 21 percent of them made at least one substantial error, researchers report in the journal Pediatrics, September 12.
In a series of experiments designed to test whether 2,100 parents could follow common dosing instructions, 84 percent of participants made at least one measuring mistake and 21 percent of them made at least one substantial error, researchers report in the journal Pediatrics, September 12.