Doses Only Flashcards
Adenosine
Adult Dosage
Stable Narrow Complex
1st: 6-12mg Rapid IV/IO
2nd: 12mg Rapid IV/IO
q 1-2min followed by 20ml flush
Adenosine Pediatric Dose
“1st: 0.1 mg/kg max 6mg
2nd: x2 1st dose max 12mg
q1-2 min followed by NS flush”
Albuterol Adult Bronchospasm Dose
“5mg Nebulized
Mild: may repeat x 1 prn. Moderate: may repeat prn. Severe: may repeat prn”
Albuterol Adult Drowning Dose
“If fluid is auscultated (i.e. rales) in the lungs
5mg Nebulized, q5min, may repeat x3 prn”
Albuterol Adult Crush Injury/Syndrome Dose
“Signs of hyperkalemia present
20mg Nebulized”
Albuterol Pediatric Bronchospasm Dose
”> 4yo = 5mg Nebulized
< 4yo = 2.5mg Nebulized”
Amiodarone Adult Wide Complex Tachycardia Dose
“Loading Dose: 150mg IV/IO infusion over 10 minutes
Maintenance Infusion upon conversion: 1mg/min IV/IO infusion”
Amiodarone Adult Cardiac Arrest Dose
“Initial: 300mg IV/IO
2nd: 150mg IV/IO, q 3-5 minutes after 1st dose
Post ROSC
Loading Dose: 150mg IV/IO infusion over 10 minutes if two boluses (300 mg followed by
150 mg) were not already given during resuscitation
Maintenance Infusion: 1mg/min IV/IO infusion”
Amiodarone Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Dose
Initial: 5mg/kg IV/IO, max 300mg, may repeat bolus x2 prn, max 450mg total
Aspirin Dose
Adult: Chest Pain / Suspected ACS 160-325mg PO
Atropine Adult Bradycardia Dose
1mg IV/IO, q 3-5min prn, max dose 3mg
Atropine Adult Organophosphate Poisoning Dose
2mg IV/IO, q5min prn until secretions resolve, no max
Atropine Pediatric Bradycardia Dose
0.02mg/kg IV/IO, may repeat x1 prn Minimum single dose = 0.1mg Maximum single dose for child = 0.5mg Maximum single dose for adolescent = 1mg
Atropine Pediatric Organophosphate Poisoning Dose
0.02mg/kg IV/IO, q5min prn until secretions resolve, no max
Calcium Chloride Adult Ca2+ Channel Blocker Overdose Dose
500-1,000mg IV/IO infusion over 10-20min *w/Medical Control orders
Calcium Chloride Adult Cardiac Arrest Hyperkalemia or Renal Disease Dose
1g IV/IO
Calcium Chloride Adult Traumatic Shock Dose
2g IV/IO
Calcium Chloride Adult Crush Injury/Syndrome with Hyperkalemia Dose
1g IV/IO over 10 minutes, don’t exceed 1mL/min
Calcium Chloride Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Dose
20mg/kg IV/IO, Max 1g
Calcium Gluconate Adult Hydrofluoric Acid Topical Dose
2.5% TD
Calcium Gluconate Adult Hydrofluoric Acid Inhalation Dose
4mL of 2.5% Nebulized
Dexamethasone Adult Bronchospasm Dose
16mg PO/IV/IO/IM
Dexamethason Pediatric Bronchospasm Dose
Lower Airway Obstruction: Asthma/Wheezing > 2yo 0.6mg/kg PO/IV/IM/IO, max 16mg
Upper Airway Obstruction: Croup/Stridor 0.6mg/kg PO/IV/IM/IO, max 16mg
Dextrose Adult Hypoglycemia Dose
25g IV/IO
Dextrose Pediatric Hypoglycemia Dose
0.5g/kg IV/IO
Diazepam Adult Seizure Dose
5mg IV/IM/IO, q2min prn, max 10mg
Diazepam Adult Agitated/Combative PT Dose
5mg IV, 10mg IM, max 10mg q5minute until max
Diazepam Adult Excited Delerium Dose
10mg IV/IM q5, repeat once prn
Diazepam Adult Post Intubation Sedation
5mg IV or 10mg IM, q2 min prn, max 10mg
Diazepam Pediatric Seizure Dose
“0.2mg/kg IV/IO/IM, max 5mg if < 5yo / max 10mg if < 10yo
0.2mg/kg IN if ≥ 12yo
0.3mg/kg IN if 6-11yo
0.5mg/kg PR, max 20mg, use PR route as last resort”
Diltiazem Adult Narrow Complex Tachycardia Dose
10mg slow IV/IO push, q5min prn, max 20mg
Diphenhydramine Adult Anaphylaxis/Allergic Reaction Dose
50mg IV/IM (I/O Anaphylaxis)
Diphenhydramine Adult Phenothiazine (Dystonic Reaction) Overdose Dose
25-50mg IV/IO/IM
Diphenhydramine Pediatric Anaphylaxis/Allergic Reaction Dose
1mg/kg IV/IO/IM, max 50mg
Diphenhydramine Pediatric Phenothizine (Dystonic Reaction) Dose
1-2mg/kg IV/IM
Dopamine Adult CHF/Pulmonary Edema Dose
“5-20 mcg/min
Titrate to MAP > 65mmHg”
Dopamine Adult Post ROSC Hypotension Dose
5-20mcg/kg/min
Epinephrine Adult Anaphylaxis Dose
“0.3-0.5mg IM (1:1,000), may repeat x1 after 5 min, prn
1mL IV/IO Push Dose Epi, q 3-5min, while preparing vasopressor infusion
2-20mcg/min IV/IO Infusion”
Epinephrine Adult Wheezing/Bronchospasm Dose
0.3-0.5mg IM (1:1,000)
Epinephrine Adult CHF/Acute Pulmonary Edema Dose
0.3-0.5mg IM (1:1,000)
Epinephrine Adult Cardiac Arrest Dose
1mg IV/IO (1:10,000), q 3-5min
Epinephrine Adult Post ROSC Dose
“2-30mcg/min, titrate to MAP ≥ 65mmHg
1mL Push Dose Epi q 3-5min prn”
Epinephrine Adult Shock Dose
“2-20mcg/min, titrate to MAP ≥ 65mmHg
1ml IV/IO Push Dose Epi, q 3-5min, prn, while preparing vasopressor infusion”
Epinephrine Adult Bradycardia Peri-Arrest Dose
1mL IV/IO Push Dose Epi, q 2min prn to maintain MAP ≥ 65mmHg
Epinephrine Adult Bradycardia Persistent Hypotension Dose
0.01mg/kg IV/IO (1:10,000), q 5min prn, max 1mg total
Epinephrine Adult Hypothermia Induced Cardiac Arrest Dose
1mg IV/IO (1:10,000) ONCE until temp > 86°
Epinephrine Pediatric Anaphylaxis Dose
”< 25kg, 0.15mg IM (1:1,000), may repeat x1 after 5min, prn
≥ 25kg, 0.3mg IM (1:1,000)
0.01-0.5mcg/kg/min Infusion w/Medical Control orders”
Epinephrine Pediatric Croup/Stridor Dose
3mg (1:1,000) in Nebulizers, repeat PRN if stridor still present at rest
Epinephrine Pediatric Lower Airway / Bronchiolitis Dose
3mg (1:1,000) via Nebulizer with Medical Control orders
Epinephrine Pediatric Asthma/Wheezing Dosage
“≥ 25kg = O.3mg IM (1:1,000)
< 25kg = 0.15mg IM (1:1,000)”
Epinephrine Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Dose
0.01mg/kg IV/IO (1:10,000), q 3-5min, max 1mg/dose
Epinephrine Pediatric Shock Dose
“0.01-0.5mcg/kg/min Infusion
Consider 1mL (10mcg) IV/IO Push Dose Epi”