Adult Dosages (CPFR Drugs, Shorthand) Flashcards
Adult Dose: Rocuronium
- 1 mg/kg IV;
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Adult Dose: Albuterol - RAD
- 2.5 mg INH via SVN; May repeat continuously;
Note: Ipratropium bromide 0.5 mg INH via SVN may be delivered concurrently with albuterol for RAD; May repeat x1;
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Adult Dose: Epinephrine - Anaphylactic Shock
- 0.3-0.5 mg 1:1k IM; May repeat;
- 0.5 mg 1:10k IV; May repeat;
- 2-2.5 mg 1:1k (in 10 mL NS) ET; May repeat;
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Adult Dose: Etomidate - Cardioversion
- 0.1 mg/kg IV;
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Adult Dose: Midazolam - Seizure
Advisory: Use 1/2 doses if patient > 60 y/o;
- 10 mg IM (> 40 kg);
* Designated “1st choice” medication / route for seizures; - 0.2 mg/kg IN;
* Designated “2nd choice” medication / route for seizures; - 2 mg IV; May repeat q 1+ min (max total 0.1 mg/kg up to 10 mg);
* Designated “3rd choice” medication / route for seizures;
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Adult Dose: Nitroglycerine - CHF, Mild
- 0.4 mg SL; May repeat q 3+ min (max total 2 mg);
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Adult Dose: Glucagon - Beta Blocker Overdose
- 3-10 mg IV over 3+ min;
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Adult Dose: Diazepam - Anxiety and Psychological Emergencies
- General Anxiety
- Burns
- CPAP Anxiety
- Violent Patient
- ExDs
- 0.2 mg/kg IV (max dose 10 mg) (O-29);
- “2-10 mg IV” (p. 63);
- “5-10 mg IV” (p. 79);
- “5-10 mg IM/IV” (p. 105);
- “5-10 mg IM/IV” (p. 109);
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Adult Dose: Morphine - Pain, non-ACS
- 0.1 mg/kg IM/IV; May repeat q 5+ min (max total 20 mg);
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Adult Dose: Acetaminophen
- 500-1k mg PO;
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Adult Dose: Fentanyl - Pain, non-ACS
- 25-100 mcg IM/IN/IV; May repeat q 5+ min (max total 300 mcg);
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Adult Dose: Albuterol - CHF
- 2.5 mg INH (via SVN); May repeat x1;
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Adult Dose: Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% - CIS
- 100 mEq (in 1 L NS) IV Drip Infusion over 40 min (i.e., at a rate of 1,500 mL/hr);
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Adult Dose: Morphine - Pain, ACS
- STEMI - 2-4 mg IV; May repeat with 2-8 mg q 5+ min (max total 10 mg);
- NSTEMI - 1-5 mg IV; May repeat (max total 10 mg);
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Adult Dose: Glucagon - Hypoglycemia
- 1 mg IM;
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- Adult Dose: Ondansetron
- Ondansetron:
- L 8 mg (via ODT);
- IM 4 mg;
- IO/IV (slowly) 4 mg;
Pierce County EMS Procedures and PCPs, Medication / IV Guide, p. O-46, June 2019
Adult Dose: Etomidate - RSI
- 0.3 mg/kg IV over 30+ sec;
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Adult Dose: Diazepam - Muscle Spasm
- “2-10 mg IV” (p. 99);
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Adult Dose: Diazepam - Seizure
- 0.2 mg/kg IV (max dose 10 mg); May repeat after 1+ min x1 (p. 57, 88);
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- Adult Dose: Glucose, Oral
- Glucose: BUC/PO 15 g; May titrate and repeat;
Pierce County EMS Procedures and PCPs, Medical Emergencies, p. 38, June 2019
Adult Dose: Epi - Asthma
- 0.3 mg 1:1k IM; May repeat after 20 min x1;
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Adult Dose: Magnesium Sulfate - Pulseless TdP
- 1-2 g (in 10 mL NS) IV;
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Adult Dose: Magnesium Sulfate - Pulsatile TdP
- 1-2 g (in 50-100 mL NS) IV Drip Infusion over 15 min;
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Adult Dose: Albuterol - CIS / Hyperkalemia / Anaphylaxis
- 2.5 mg SVN; May repeat continuously;
Note: The PCPs’ Medication / IV Guide states that a paramedic “can repeat [albuterol] continuously” for each of its given indications. More specifically, p. 30 of the Traumatic Emergencies section states, “give… [albuterol] continuously” for CIS, and p. 40 of the Medical Emergencies section states the same with regard to Hyperkalemia.
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Adult Dose: Glucagon - Epi-Refractory Anaphylaxis 2° to Beta Blockade
- 1-3 mg IV;
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Adult Dose: Atropine - Bradycardia
- 0.5 mg IV; May repeat q 3+ min (max total 0.04 mg/kg up to 3 mg);
- 1 mg (in 10 mL NS) ET;
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Adult Dose: Lidocaine - Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
- 1 mg/kg IV; May repeat q 5+ min with 0.5 mg/kg (max total 3 mg/kg);
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Adult Dose: Ketamine - Excited Delirium
- 4 mg/kg IM;
- 2 mg/kg IV;
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Adult Dose: Naloxone
- 0.4-2 mg ET/IM/IN/IV; May repeat q 2+ min (max total 10 mg); Contact Base Station for additional doses;
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Adult Dose: Aspirin
- 324 mg PO (162 mg if already taking aspirin);
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Adult Dose: Succinylcholine
- 3 mg/kg IM;
- 1.5 mg/kg IV;
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Adult Dose: Epinephrine - Cardiac Arrest
- 1 mg 1:10k IV (flushed with 20 mL NS [“elevate arm for 10-20 seconds” per p. O-17]); May repeat q 3+ min;
- 2-2.5 mg 1:1k (in 10 mL NS) ET; May repeat q 3+ min;
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Adult Dose: Calcium Chloride 10%
- 1 g IV over 5 min; May repeat after 20 min x1;
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Adult Dose: Nitrous Oxide
- INH (self-administered by patient PRN);
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Adult Dose: Nitroglycerine - ACS
- 0.4 mg SL; May repeat q 5 min;
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Adult Dose: Epinephrine - Bradycardia / Hypotension
- 2-10 mcg/min IV Infusion;
- 0.5-2 mL Push-Dose Epi; May repeat q 2+ min;
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Adult Dose: Ketamine - RSI-Induction
- 4 mg/kg IM;
- 2 mg/kg IV;
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How can Push Dose Epi be created?
- Replace 1 mL of a 10 mL NS preload with 1 mL Epi 1:10k (= 10 mcg/mL);
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Adult Dose: Diphenhydramine
- 25-50 mg deep IM / slow IV; May repeat (max total 100 mg);
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Adult Dose: Fentanyl - ACS Pain
- 25-50 mcg IV; May repeat q 5+ min (max total 100 mcg);
- 50 mcg IN; May repeat after 5 min x1;
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Adult Dose: Dextrose 1. D50W 2. D10W
- 25 g D50W Slow IV; Titrate (and repeat if necessary) until BGL > 80 mg/dL;
- 25 g D10W IV Drip Bolus/Infusion; Titrate (and repeat if necessary) until BGL > 80 mg/dL;
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