Tinysaurus
Paediatric Drug Calculator
The Tinysaurus drug calculator provides clinicians with rapid access to paediatric resuscitation information, and incorporates human-factors design principles by producing this in a clean accessible layout. It has been created specifically using New Zealand clinical guidelines, resuscitation council and medication protocols.The calculator has a back-end which allows users to customise the list of medications to the requirements of their department.There is an extensive formulary which includes useful tools such as NZPEWS vital signs, maintenance fluid rates and recipes, ETT and LMA size, body surface area estimates and much more.
A complete fully customisable version is available for download below as a desktop application based in Microsoft Excel. It is currently free to use on a trial licence.Latest version 1.2
Please update if you have downloaded an older version, including on any work computers
- Now with optional colour!
- Allows full customisation of resus sheet formatting including colours and shading
- New drugs and infusions
- Performance updates
We provide three examples of how the calculator can be configured for different clinical areas below.
Lanyard Cards
Tinysaurus paediatric lanyard cards help health professionals care for children in emergency situations. They provide rapid access to normal paediatric vital signs, weight estimations, resuscitation drug doses, intubation equipment sizes, fluid recipes and doses for commonly used medications.They are used widely throughout New Zealand in many clinical areas, including emergency departments, intensive care units, paediatric wards, theatres, post-operative recovery units, GP and urgent care clinics. They are also deployed with the New Zealand Medical Assistance Team (NZMAT).If you are interested in ordering some for your department and for pricing information, please contact below.
Disclaimer and Terms of Use
Although Tinysaurus lanyard cards and drug calculator have been through a safety review process, all liability and responsibility including that of safe prescribing belongs to the user. Tinysaurus cards and drug calculator are intended to be used as a quick reference resource in emergency situations. Local or national clinical guidelines should always supersede the information on the cards and calculator. We advise users to check to ensure that the information and medication doses are compatible with local practice before use. Furthermore, we advise users to obtain approval from hospital medicines and/or safety committees, as well as review by clinical pharmacy before use. Tinysaurus is not responsible for any patient adverse event or harm related to the use of the lanyard cards or calculator.
Copyright
Tinysaurus lanyard cards and Tinysaurus drug calculator, their design and intellectual property are protected under law by the New Zealand Copyright act 1994.
Dr Pras Mao
Pras is the creator of Tinysaurus. He is a specialist consultant in paediatric intensive care, paediatric emergency medicine, adult intensive care and adult emergency medicine. He likes to design clinical tools using human-factors based concepts to make work and life simpler.