Paediatric Dosages Flashcards
Adrenaline Indications
Cardiac Arrest
Anaphylaxis or severe allergic reaction
Seere life-threatening bronchospasm OR silent chest (only able to speak in single works AND/OR silent chest AND/OR haemodynamic compromise AND/OR an ALOC)
Bradycardia with poor perfusion (unresponsive to atropine AND/OR TCP)
Croup (with stridor at rest)
Shock unresponsive to adequate fluid resuscitation (excluding haemorhagic cause)
Adrenaline Dosages
Anaphylaxis OR severe allergic reaction
IM - ACP1, ACP2, CCP
≥ 6 years - 300 microg
repeat at 5 minute intervals. No max dose
< 6 years - 150 microg
Repeat at 5 minute intervals. No max dose.
IV/IO - CCP
2 microg/kg (Single dose not to excede 50 microg)
Repeat at 2 minute intervals. No max dose.
NEB - ACP2, CCP
5mg Single dose only
Adrenaline Dosages
Severe life-threatening bronchospasm OR silent chest
IM - ACP1, ACP2, CCP
≥ 6 years - 300 microg
repeat at 5 minute intervals. No max dose
< 6 years - 150 microg
Repeat at 5 minute intervals. No max dose.
IV/IO - CCP
2 microg/kg (Single dose not to excede 50 microg)
Repeat at 2 minute intervals. No max dose.
Adrenaline Dosages
Cardiac Arrest
IV - ACP2, CCP
≥ 10kg (≥ 1 year) - 10microg/kg
Repeat at 3-5 minute intervals. No max dose.
<10kg (<1 year) - 100 microg
Repeat at 3-5 minute intervals. No max dose.
Adrenaline Dosages
Croup
NEB - ACP2, CCP
5mg. Single Dose only.
Adrenaline Dosages
Shock Unresponsive to adequate fluid resus
IV/IO - CCP
2 microg/kg (Single dose not to excede 50 microg)
Repeat at 2 min intervals. No max dose.
Adrenaline Dosages
Bradycardia with poor perfusion
CONSULT!
Amiodarone Paediatric Indications
Cardiac arrest (refractory VF or pulse-less VT)
Amiodarone Dosages
Cardiac Arrest
IV/IO
5mg/kg
Slow push over 2 minutes
Single dose only
Atropine Indications
Bradycardia (with poor perfusion)
Envenomation (with increased parasympathetic activity)
Hypersalivation (secondary to ketamine administration)
Organophosphate toxicity (with cardiac AND/OR respiratory compromise)
Atropine Dosages
Bradycardia
IV/IO - CCP
20 microg/kg (Single dose not to exceed 600 microg)
Repeat ONCE at 2 minutes.
Total max dose 40 microg/kg
Atropine Dosages
Envenomation and Organophosphate toxicity
IM/IV/IO - ECP, CCP (IO CCP only)
20 microg/kg (Single dose not to exceed 600 microg)
Repeat at 5 minute intervals. No Max dose.
Atropine Dosages
Hypersalivation
IV - CCP
20 microg/kg (single dose not to exceed 600 microg)
Single dose only
Calcium Gluconate Paediatric Indications
Suspected Hyperkalaemic cardiac arrest
Severe Hyperkalaemia
Calcium Gluconate Blocker toxicity
Hypotension associated with Magnesium infusion (that fails to respond to IV fluid therapy)
Calcium Gluconate Dosages
All indications
IV/IO - CCP
0.5 mL/kg (or 50 mg/kg)
Slow push over 2-5 minutes.
Repeated once at 10 minutes.
Ceftriaxone Indications
Suspected meningococal septicaemia (with a non-blanching petechial and/or purpuric rash)
Ceftriaxone Dosages
IM - ACP1, ACP2, CCP
50 mg/kg (rounded up to the nearest 5kg)
Reconstitute in 3.6mL water for ingection.
IV/IO - ACP2, CCP (IO CCP ONLY)
50 mg/kg (rounded up to the nearest 5kg)
Reconstitute in 9.6mL water for ingection.
Fentanyl Indications
Significant Pain
Sedation (for maintenance of established ETT)
Fentanyl Dosages
Significant Pain
NAS - ACP2, CCP
≥ 1 year (CCP 6 months) - 1.5 microg/kg
Repeat at 1 microg/kg at 10 minutes.
< 1 year (CCP 6 months) - CONSULT
IM - ACP2, CCP ≥ 1 year - 1-2 microg/kg (CCP 2 microg) Single max dose 50 microg Total max dose 2 microg/kg < 1 year - CONSULT
IV - ACP2, CCP
≥ 1 year - 1microg/kg
Single max dose 25 microg
Repeat at 0.5 microg/kg (max 25 microg) at 5 minutes.
Total max dose 2 microg/kg. (CCP - no max dose)
< 1 year - CONSULT
Fentanyl Dosages
Sedation
IV/IO - CCP ≥ 1 year - 1 microg/kg Single max dose 25 microg Consider administration with midazolam. No max dose. <1 year - Consult
Glucagon Indications
Symptomatic hypoglycaemia (with inability to self-administer oral glucose)
Glucagon Dosages
> 25 kg - 1 mg single dose only.
≤ 25 kg - 0.5 mg single dose only.