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Originally Posted by avandonk
It does not matter what units you use. Always specify exactly what they are!
Don't say altitude 1500
Say altitude 1500 feet
What's FL 35 ?
By the way feet are still used as an altitude measure as the conversion would lead to disastrous consequences!
If us old issue from unwed mothers can work it out, the rest of you should be able too as well.
Bert
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Sometimes it is better not to state the units. An example is when something is always measured with the same units. I remember a medication error occurring to a 3 year old child at a well known Sydney hospital. The order was for 3 U of insulin to be given. This was interpreted by the nurse as 30 not as 3U and sadly the child was given 10x it's correct dose. The child survived but a big audit was the result. It was determined that no units should be written next to insulin to reduce errors.