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I found this very interesting. I personally think most parents are too quick to give kids aspirin or cough syrup in the first place. I kept liquid baby aspirin on hand but rarely gave it cause my pediatrician told me not to unless the fever got over 102. I found things like honey and tea and vicks on the chest worked well for coughs too.
You don't use ml for medicines there? Surely they do in hospitals. Here you get a syringe with baby medicines that have markers showing the ml on one side and the weight of the baby/child on the other side so you can always give the right amount according to their weight.
Metric is used in science and medicine universally. But America tried for a brief period to convert to metric and it just didn't take. I don't know metric. I should. Tablespoon and teaspoon are easy to get mixed up as the article said so we all should be using metric but it's not gonna happen.
Metric is used in science and medicine universally. But America tried for a brief period to convert to metric and it just didn't take. I don't know metric. I should. Tablespoon and teaspoon are easy to get mixed up as the article said so we all should be using metric but it's not gonna happen.
Why won't it happen? The UK switched (in the 70s I think) and managed ok. I can understand switching completely would be too difficult but just switching for medicine should be really easy, just make pharmacies give out a dosage syringe or cup and proper information.
But learning ml isn't hard, a teaspoon is 5ml, a tablespoon is 15ml, use cooking measures instead of household spoons and they should be correct.
I think the American public is too resistant to make the change. They tried it in public schools for awhile. Haven't heard much about it lately. But starting out with medicine would be a good place but I just don't anticipate a wholesale switch.
Yeah I think they are too resistant to make the complete change, its a lot to change really, but people might be more open to changing for medicine, especially parents knowing it would be safer for their children. I think they learn metric as well as American Imperial in schools now don't they? So won't be difficult for the next generation at least.
I found this very interesting. I personally think most parents are too quick to give kids aspirin or cough syrup in the first place. I kept liquid baby aspirin on hand but rarely gave it cause my pediatrician told me not to unless the fever got over 102. I found things like honey and tea and vicks on the chest worked well for coughs too.
I wish more people would use this. I prefer natural medicines, but I have badgered my daughter into learning "medical math", so that she's able to more accurately administer the medicine, based on my granson's weight, rather than age. I've taught her to go onto drug sites, find the correct dosage per lb/age and frankly, it's been really good for her AND him. It is simple!
I found this very interesting. I personally think most parents are too quick to give kids aspirin or cough syrup in the first place. I kept liquid baby aspirin on hand but rarely gave it cause my pediatrician told me not to unless the fever got over 102. I found things like honey and tea and vicks on the chest worked well for coughs too.
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It is simple! 
