Dosages - Adult

Question 1

Adrenaline

Answer 1

Anaphylaxis - 0.5 mg, repeat at 10 minutes if not improving and at 5 minutes if deteriorating
Severe asthma - 0.5 mg, repeat every 10 minutes
Stridor causing moderate or severe respiratory distress - 5mg, repeat every 10 minutes as required

1:10000 dilution, 1mg/1ml adrenaline in 9ml of saline
IN for epistaxis - 12 years and over: 0.2 mg (2 ml) per bleeding nostril, repeated at 20 minutes if bleeding continues or recurs
Topical for bleeding - apply 1:10000 solution in addition to direct pressure

Question 2

Aspirin

Answer 2

300 mg

Question 3

Glucagon

Answer 3

1 mg for adult or child aged greater than or equal to 5 years

Question 4

Glyceryl trinitrate

Answer 4

MI - 0.4 mg every five minutes, can increase interval to ten minutes if a caution is present
STEMI - 0.4 mg, but withhold if signs of poor perfusion are present
CPO - 0.8 mg every five minutes, can increase interval to ten minutes if a caution is present.
Control of hypertension - 0.4 mg every 5 minutes

Question 5

Ibuprofen

Answer 5

600 mg for adult weighing >80 kg
400 mg for an adult weighing <80 kg

Question 6

Ipratropium

Answer 6

0.5 mg once only

Question 7

Loratadine

Answer 7

10 for adult or child aged greater than or equal to 12 years

Question 8

Methoxyflurane

Answer 8

Maximum of 6ml (2 doses) for patients aged greater than or equal to 12 years

Question 9

Ondansetron

Answer 9

4 mg, repeated once after 20 minutes if required

Question 10

Paracetamol

Answer 10

1.5 g for adult weighing greater than 80 kg
1 g for adult weighing 80 kg or less

Question 11

Prednisone/prednisolone

Answer 11

40 mg
If a patient is already taking prednisone/prednisolone administer an additional full dose IF the patients’ dose is <40 mg

Question 12

Salbutamol

Answer 12

MDI - one puff into the spacer followed by six breaths, repeated six times
NEB - 5 mg, repeat as required

Question 13

Tramadol

Answer 13

50 mg