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Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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Chapter 2 - Anthropometricss<br />

5. Permit the jaws of the caliper to exert full strength as you release the trigger<br />

lever, but do not allow them to “snap” and pinch the child.<br />

6. Take the reading right after the first rapid fall. Read to the nearest 0.1 cm.<br />

7. Repeat the measurement. The measurements should agree <strong>with</strong>in 0.2 cm.<br />

8. Record the value.<br />

30 <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> With <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Needs</strong>

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