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1 year 13 kg and up

Ventilation:

trained rescuer

1 breath q 6-8 sec (8-10 breaths/minute) about 1 second/breath-visible chest rise; if intubated, continuous compressions without pause for ventilations

Pulse check

carotid or femoral

Compression

heel of 1 hand or both hands one atop the other—lower half of sternum between nipples

Depth

2 inches (5 cm) or at least 1/3 chest depth

Rate

at least 100 compressions per minute

Compress/vent ratio

30:2 single rescuer 15:2 2 healthcare providers

Foreign body obstruction

Heimlich maneuver

Never perform a blind finger-sweep. Open the mouth and look for object; if you see it, remove it.

sync cardioversion

0.5 J/kg

7 J

repeat

1 J/kg

14 J

defibrillation

2 J/kg

28 J

repeat

4 J/kg

56 J

IV Bolus Drugs

dose

mg to pt

supplied

mL to give

ADENOSINE

IV

0.1 mg/kg

1.4 mg

3 mg/mL

0.47 mL

ADENOSINE repeat dose

IV

0.2 mg/kg

2.8 mg

3 mg/mL

0.93 mL

AMIODARONE

IV/IO

5 mg/kg

70 mg

50 mg/mL

1.40 mL

ATROPINE

IV/IM

0.02 mg/kg

0.28 mg

0.4 mg/mL

0.70 mL

ATROPINE

ETT

0.04 mg/kg

0.56 mg

0.4 mg/mL

1.40 mL

CALCIUM CHLORIDE

IV

20 mg/kg

280 mg

100 mg/mL

2.80 mL

CALCIUM GLUCONATE

IV/IO

60 mg/kg

800 mg

100 mg/mL

8.00 mL

DANTROLENE

IV

2.5 mg/kg

30 mg

EPHEDRINE

IV

0.15 mg/kg

2.1 mg

10 mg/mL

0.21 mL

EPINEPHRINE (1:10,000)

IV/IO

0.01 mg/kg

0.14 mg

0.1 mg/mL

1.40 mL

EPINEPHRINE (1:1,000)

ETT

0.1 mg/kg

1.4 mg

1 mg/mL

1.40 mL

ESMOLOL

IV

0.5 mg/kg

7 mg

10 mg/mL

0.70 mL

LABETALOL

IV

0.2 mg/kg

2.8 mg

5 mg/mL

0.56 mL

LIDOCAINE

IV/IO

1 mg/kg

14 mg

20 mg/mL

0.70 mL

NEOSYNEPHRINE

IV

5 mcg/kg

70 mcg

100 mcg/mL

0.70 mL

ROMAZICON

IV

0.01 mg/kg

0.14 mg

0.1 mg/mL

1.40 mL

VASOPRESSIN

IV/IO

0.4 unit/kg

5.6 units

20 u/mL

0.28 mL