Adult male: 1 fingertip unit provides 0.5 g; Adult female: 1 fingertip unit provides 0.4 g; Child aged 4 years – approximately 1/3 of adult amount; Infant 6 months to 1 year – approximately 1/4 of …

Jan 18, 2023 · One FTU is enough to treat an area of skin twice the size of the flat of an adult's hand with the fingers together (ie a 'handprint'). Two FTUs are about the same as 1 g of …

What is the fingertip unit (FTU) method? • One FTU is measured as the adult finger to the first crease. sides of an adult hand. • There are various estimates required. See chart (below) …

One handprint is 0.8% (i.e. approximately 1%) of the total body surface area, [3] and one FTU covers approximately two handprints. As two FTUs are approximately equivalent to 1g of …

One fingertip unit (FTU) is the amount of topical steroid that is squeezed out from a standard tube along an adults fingertip. (This assumes the tube has a standard 5 mm nozzle.) A finger tip is …

Rule of Hand. One adult hand print (palmar surface of hand and fingers) is 0.8% (~1%) of body surface area; One adult hand print requires 0.25 grams of Topical Medication per application; …

Jan 23, 2025 · FTU Guidelines for Children. For paediatric patients, the required FTUs vary based on age and body region: 3-6 months: Entire face and neck: 1 FTU; Entire arm and hand: 1 …

1 FTU = 0.5g = Amount that can be squeezed from the fingertip to the first crease of the finger. Enough to cover 2 hands (one side) worth of skin. Face and neck = 2.5 FTU. Trunk (front or …

FTU=Fingertip unit adult 1 FTU=1/2g of cream or ointment Measurement based on 5mm nozzle Leg Trunk Trunk Arm Face (back) 3-6 months & Neck & Hand & Foot (front) NHS Trust 1-2 …

Steroid Creams / Ointments Rule of measure is a Finger Tip Unit (FTU). Quantity depends on area to be applied.