{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/match-the-liquid-medicine-its-instructions-and-its-measuring-device",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1055",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Match the liquid medicine, its instructions and its measuring device",
  "summary": "A familiar bottle shape does not guarantee a familiar strength.",
  "kind": "checklist",
  "body": "Check the actual medicine and concentration, the current instructions and the units on the measuring device together. Use the supplied or pharmacist-approved tool, not a household spoon. When anything is unclear, ask the pharmacist to demonstrate and watch you measure the instructed amount.",
  "limits": [
    "This card selects no dose. Do not convert unclear units, guess a child's dose or compensate for a missed dose on your own; suspected overdose needs prompt poison-service or emergency advice."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "life-04-prevention"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-51314ABDCF1F704E"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "AAP recommends checking the actual liquid medicine's strength and instructions and using an appropriate measuring device rather than a kitchen spoon.",
      "source_id": "RS-51314ABDCF1F704E",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "A remembered volume from a different concentration is not a valid dose; unclear instructions require a pharmacist or prescriber.",
      "locator": "Different strengths; measuring tools"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "You are preparing to give a child a liquid medicine."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "This card selects no dose. Do not convert unclear units, guess a child's dose or compensate for a missed dose on your own; suspected overdose needs prompt poison-service or emergency advice."
  ],
  "example": "A replacement bottle has a different concentration. The caregiver checks the instructions instead of repeating a volume remembered from the old bottle.",
  "check": "The medicine, concentration, instructed amount and tool markings agree.",
  "checklist": [
    "Read the child's current instructions and the exact bottle label.",
    "Match the units and choose an appropriate device for the instructed volume.",
    "Confirm any discrepancy with a pharmacist or prescriber before giving the medicine."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-51314ABDCF1F704E",
      "title": "How to Use Liquid Medicines for Children",
      "url": "https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/medication-safety/Pages/Using-Liquid-Medicines.aspx"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1055",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1056",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/use-the-prescribed-antibiotic-plan-not-leftovers-from-a-similar-illness"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-07450D8B730573D3",
      "title": "Protect health through ordinary care and clear information",
      "url": "/collections/protect-health-through-ordinary-care-and-clear-information"
    }
  ]
}