By Mike Wells; Lara Goldstein; Martin J Botha

How one can use this e-book -- Overcoming drugs blunders in paediatric emergencies -- management, teamwork, and resuscitation aids -- sensible pharmacology in paediatric emergencies -- Emergency bolus drug dosing charts -- Emergency infusions dosing charts -- Drug dosing guidance : pearls and pitfalls -- apparatus instructions : pearls and pitfalls -- beneficial formulation and knowledge for dealing with paediatric emergencies

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33mg/mL) 10 4µg/1mL + 9mL dil. 25mg/1mL + 9mL dil. 05mg/kg 32 2kg Diphenhydramine 1mg/kg 1 10 50mg/1mL + 9mL dil. 3mg/kg 1 20 50mg/1mL + 19mL dil. 5mg/mL) 1 20 20mg/10mL + 10mL dil. 6 3 3 Emergency bolus drug dosing charts 2kg 2kg 2kg Medication Fentanyl 1µg/kg 2kg Syringe (mL) 2kg 2kg Preparation 1 10 100µg/2mL + 8mL dil. 5mg/5mL + 5mL dil. 05mg/mL) Fosphenytoin 20mg/kg 20 500mg/10mL + 10mL dil. 5mg/kg 1 10 20mg/2mL + 8mL dil. 05mg/kg 10 1mg/1mL + 9mL dil. 5g/kg 20 10mL D50W + 10mL dil. 2mg/1mL + 9mL dil.

3mg/kg 1 20 50mg/1mL + 19mL dil. 3mg/kg 20 20mg/10mL + 10mL dil. 2 7 7 Emergency bolus drug dosing charts 4kg 4kg 4kg 4kg Medication Fentanyl 1µg/kg 4kg 4kg Preparation 1 10 100µg/2mL + 8mL dil. 5mg/5mL + 5mL dil. 05mg/mL) Fosphenytoin 20mg/kg 20 500mg/10mL + 10mL dil. 5mg/kg 1 10 20mg/2mL + 8mL dil. 05mg/kg 10 1mg/1mL + 9mL dil. 5g/kg 20 10mL D50W + 10mL dil. 2mg/1mL + 9mL dil. 02mg/mL) Hydrocortisone 4mg/kg 10 100mg/2mL + 8mL dil. 9mL dil. (10U/mL) Ketamine IV/IO 2mg/kg 1 10mg/mL undiluted Ketamine IM 4mg/kg 5 10mg/mL undiluted 1 mL of propofol 1% + ketamine 1% 1 10 10mg/1mL + 9mL dil.

7 times that calculated by weight. Unfortunately, this method requires complex calculations and may result in overdosing for certain drugs in neonates and infants. It also requires measurement of weight and length, is time-consuming and prone to errors in an emergency setting. 4. Allometric scaling: This method works on the supposition that drug clearance and volume of distribution are scaled according to a body weight-based formula. It has similar disadvantages to BSA measurements and is inaccurate for children younger than 8 years of age.

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