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WEST NOMOGRAM: ESTIMATING BODY SURFACE
AREA OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
HEIGHT
cm
ft
BODY SURFACE
m2
0.8
3'
34"
32"
30"
28"
95
90
85
80
75
70
0.7
26"
2'
65
0.4
0.5
60
22"
55
20"
50
18"
45
16"
40
14"
35
1'
0.6
WEIGHT
lb
kg
65
60
55
50
45
40
30
35
25
20
15
30
25
10
20
0.3
15
5
0.2
10
4
3
30
10"
9"
5
25
0.1
2
4
8"
20
3
1
To determine a child’s body surface area, draw a straight line between the child’s height and weight. Body surface area in square meters is
shown by the point where the line crosses the surface area scale.
From Crawford JD, Terry ME, Rourke GM. Pediatrics 5:785 (fig. 1), 1950.
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