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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

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

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