Cardiac Arrest

• Adrenaline 1:10000 iv 0.1 ml/kg
• Adrenaline 1:1000 ETT 0.1ml/kg
• Lignocaine 1% solution iv 0.1ml/kg (1mg/kg)
• Amiodarone iv 5mg/kg
• Sodium bicarbonate 8.4% iv 1ml/kg
• Atropine iv 0.02mg/kg

Supraventricular Tachycardia

• Adenosine iv 0.1mg/kg then incremental increases of 0.1mg/kg to a maximum of 0.5mg/kg (max dose 18mg)

Anaphylaxis

• Adrenaline 1:1000 im 0.01ml/kg (12-18 year olds give 0.5mg im; Adult 0.5-1mg im)
• Methylprednisolone iv 1mg/kg

Croup

• Adrenaline 1ml of 1% (L-isomer) solution (plus 3ml saline) via nebuliser
• Prednisolone oral 1mg/kg, or,
• Dexamethasone im 0.6mg/kg

Hypoglycaemia

• Glucagon im/sc/iv 0.02mg/kg (max 1mg)
• Dextrose 10% iv 4-5ml/kg

Seizure

• Midazolam iv/im 0.15mg/kg
• Midazolam buccal/nasal 0.2mg/kg
• Phenytoin iv 15-20mg/kg (max 1 gram) Dilute to 6mg/ml or weaker. Infusion rate up to 1mg/kg/minute

Rapid Sequence Induction for intubation

• thiopentone iv 2-5mg/kg, or,
• ketamine iv 1-2mg/kg
• suxamethonium iv 1-2mg/kg
• (atropine iv 0.02mg/kg not all practitioners use atropine)

Sources: Drug Doses 14th Edition Frank Shann 2008;

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