Emergency War Surgery NATO Handbook: Appendix B: Useful Tables

Equivalent United States and Imperial Weights and Measures

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Table 5. - Equivalent United States and imperial weights and measures

Unit of measurement	Abbreviation	United States measure	Imperial measure
1 milligram	mg	0.015432 grain	0.015432 grain
1 gram	g	15.432 grains	15.432 grains
1 kilogram	kg	35.274 ounces (avoirirdupois) 32.150 ounces (apothecary)	32.150 ounces (apothecary) 35.274 ounces (apothecary)
1 grain	gr	0.0648 gram 64.8 milligrams	0.0648 gram 64.8 milligrams
480 grains	gr	31.1035 grams	31.1035 grams
1 ounce	oz	437.5 grains 28.350 grams	437.5 grains 28.350 grams
1 milliliter	ml	16.23 minims	16.894 minims
1 liter	l	33.814 fluid ounces	35.196 fluid ounces
1 minim	min	0.0616 milliliter	0.0592 milliliter
1 fluid ounce	fl. oz.	29.573 milliliters	28.412 milliliters
1 pint¹	pt.	473.17 milliliters	568.25 milliliters

Sixteen fluid ounces, U.S. measure; 20 fluid ounces, imperial measure.

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Emergency War Surgery
Second United States Revision of The Emergency War Surgery NATO Handbook
United States Department of Defense