Question 5 (part 2) · LEK · Intubation
Which formula, according to ERC used to select the endotracheal tube size for people from 2 years of age to the age of puberty, is correct:
- A. tube size = (age in years + 16) divided by 4.
- B. tube size = (age in years + 16) divided by 3.
- C. tube size = (age in years + 14) divided by 4.
- D. tube size = (age in years + 14) divided by 3.
- E. none of the above-mentioned distractors presents the correct formula.
Hint
Recall the classic ERC rule 'age divided by 4, plus 4' and rewrite it as a single fraction.
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