Emergency Drug Doses

Question 1

Epinephrine / Adrenaline for CPR

Answer 1

IV 1mg 1:10,000 syringe 10ml

Question 2

Epinephrine / Adrenaline for anaphylaxis

Answer 2

IM 500 mcg 1:1000

Question 3

Hydrocortisone - Acute asthma attack

Answer 3

IV 100mg

Question 4

Chloraphrenamine - anaphylaxis

Answer 4

IV / IM 10mg (up to 4 in 24 h)

Question 5

Atropine - MI

Answer 5

IV 500 mcg every 3 - 5 mins

Question 6

Asprin - NSTEMI / unstable angina

Answer 6

PO 300 mg loading, 75mg maintenance

Question 7

Clopidegrel - MI prevention in PCI

Answer 7

PO 300 mg loading dose

Question 8

Calcium Gluconate - hypocalcaemia / hypokalaemia

Answer 8

Slow IV. 10mls of 10% CalGlu in 5% glucose 50ml over 10 mins - repeat up to 4x in 24 h OR 30ml 10% CalGlu in 5 - 10 mins

Question 9

Insulin / dextrose solution - hyperkalaemia

Answer 9

IV 5 - 10 units in 5ml 5% dextrose

Question 10

Glucose in hypoglycaemia

Answer 10

10 - 20 g in many forms e.g. lucozade OR 1mg glucagon IM if no response in 10 mins OR IV glucose infusion 20%

Question 11

Diazepam - status epilectus / febrile convulsions / life threatening drug induced dystonic reaction

Answer 11

IV 5 - 10mg each min

Question 12

Lorazepam - acute panic attacks

Answer 12

IV 25 - 30 mcg every 6 hours

Question 13

Salbutamol - acute asthma attack

Answer 13

Nebulised - 5mg every 20 - 30 mins

Question 14

Morphine - acute pain / MI

Answer 14

PO / SC / IM / IV (In MI only) - 10mg every 4 hours / 5-10mg in elderly

Question 15

Naloxone - opioid overdose

Answer 15

IV 400 mcg