|
Medications: Emergency Medications
|
Medication |
Adenosine |
Atropine |
Bicarbonate |
|
Dose |
100 mcg/kg |
0.01-0.03 mg/kg |
1-2 meq/kg |
Maximum
Single Dose |
12 mg |
0.5 mg |
50 meq |
|
Route |
IV |
IV, IM, ET tube |
IV |
|
Medication |
Calcium Chloride |
Dexamethasone |
Epinephrine (1:10,000) |
|
Dose |
0.3 ml/kg |
0.3 mg/kg |
0.1 ml/kg |
Maximum
Single Dose |
500 mg |
0 |
5 ml |
|
Route |
IV |
IV |
IV, ET |
|
Medication |
Lidocaine |
Naloxone |
|
|
Dose |
1 mg/kg |
0.01 mg/kg |
|
Maximum
Single Dose |
50 mg |
0 |
|
|
Route |
IV, ET |
0 |
|
Emergency Pediatric Intravenous Infusions
|
Medication |
Dopamine |
Epinephrine |
Isoproterenol |
|
Dose |
5-20
(g/kg/min) |
0.1
(g-0.3(g/kg/min) |
0.1
(g-0.3(g/Kg/min) |
|
Starting Dilution |
6 mg/kg in
100 ml D5W |
0.6 mg/kg in
100 ML D5W |
0.6mg/kg in
100 ML D5W |
|
Intravenous Rate |
1.0 ml/hr =
1 (g/kg/min) |
1.0 Ml/Hr =
0.1 (g/kg/min) |
1.0 Ml/Hr =
0.1 (g/kg/min) |
|
Medication |
Lidocaine |
|
|
|
Dose |
20-40 (g/kg/min) |
|
|
|
Starting Dilution |
6 mg/kg in
100 ml D5W |
|
|
|
Intravenous Rate |
1.0 ml/hr =
1 (g/kg/min) |
|
|
Approximate Weight by Age
|
Age |
Weight (kg) |
Weight (lb) |
|
3 Months |
6.0 |
15.0 |
|
6 Months |
8.0 |
20.0 |
|
1 Year |
10.0 |
25.0 |
|
2 Year |
12.5 |
31.3 |
|
3 Year |
14.5 |
36.3 |
|
4 Year |
17.0 |
42.5 |
|
5 Year |
18.0 |
45 |
|
6 Year |
22.0 |
55 |
|
7 Year |
- |
- |
|
8 Year |
27.0 |
67.5 |
|
9 Year |
- |
- |
|
10 Year |
33.0 |
82.5 |
|
11 Year |
- |
- |
|
12 Year |
38.0 |
95 |
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