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A–C Acetaminophen, Activated Charcoal, Adenosine, Albuterol, Aspirin, Atropine, Calcium Chloride7

Acetaminophen

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Fever	adult	650 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 64
Fever	peds	15 mg/kg	PO	not captured	standing	page 64
Mild to moderate pain	adult	15 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 64
Mild to moderate pain	adult	650 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 64
Mild to moderate pain	peds	15 mg/kg	PO	not captured	standing	page 64
Mild to moderate pain	peds	15 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 64
Seizure	peds	15 mg/kg	PO	not captured	standing	page 81

Activated Charcoal

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	50 g	PO	not captured	standing	page 70
Other	peds	25 g	PO	not captured	standing	page 70

Adenosine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
SVT	adult	6 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 86
SVT	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 86

Albuterol

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Asthma / bronchospasm	adult	2.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 78
Asthma / bronchospasm	peds	2.5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 78
Hyperkalemia	adult	5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 103
Hyperkalemia	peds	5 mg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 103

Aspirin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	325 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 45

Atropine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Bradycardia	adult	0.5 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 34
Bradycardia	peds	0.02 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 34
Organophosphate poisoning	adult	2 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 71
Organophosphate poisoning	peds	0.05–0.1 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 71

Calcium Chloride

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	adult	1 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 71
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	peds	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 71
Hyperkalemia	adult	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29
Hyperkalemia	peds	20 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 29

D–F Dextrose, Diazepam, Diphenhydramine, Droperidol, Epinephrine, Fentanyl6

Dextrose

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hypoglycemia	adult	5 mL/kg (max 250 mL)	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 51
Hypoglycemia	peds	5 mL/kg (max 250 mL)	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 51

Diazepam

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Seizure	adult	10 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 42
Seizure	adult	5 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 82
Seizure	peds	0.3 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 82

Diphenhydramine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Anaphylaxis	adult	50 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 26
Anaphylaxis	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 26
Dystonic reaction	adult	50 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 71
Dystonic reaction	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 71

Droperidol

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Agitation	adult	5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 100

Epinephrine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Anaphylaxis	adult	0.3 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 26
Anaphylaxis	adult	0.5 mL	IV	not captured	standing	page 26
Anaphylaxis	peds	0.15 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 26
Anaphylaxis	peds	0.5 mL	IV	not captured	standing	page 26
Bradycardia	adult	0.5 mL	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 34
Bradycardia	adult	2–8 mcg	IV	not captured	standing	page 34
Bradycardia	peds	0.5 mL	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 34
Cardiogenic shock	peds	0.1–1 mcg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 68

Fentanyl

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	50 mcg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 45
Mild to moderate pain	peds	1 mcg/kg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 45
Procedural sedation	adult	50 mcg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 34
Procedural sedation	peds	1 mcg/kg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 34

G–L Glucagon, Ipratropium, Ketamine, Ketorolac, Lidocaine5

Glucagon

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	adult	2 mg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 71
Beta-blocker / calcium-channel-blocker overdose	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 71
Hypoglycemia	adult	1 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 51
Hypoglycemia	peds	0.5 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 51

Ipratropium

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Asthma / bronchospasm	adult	500 mcg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 78
Asthma / bronchospasm	peds	500 mcg	NEB	not captured	standing	page 78

Ketamine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	15 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 39
Mild to moderate pain	adult	15 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 40
Mild to moderate pain	adult	25 mg	IN	not captured	standing	page 40
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 40
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IN	not captured	standing	page 40

Ketorolac

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	15 mg	IV	not captured	standing	page 64
Mild to moderate pain	adult	15 mg	IM	not captured	standing	page 64
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 64
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IM	not captured	standing	page 64

Lidocaine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	40 mg	IO	not captured	standing	page 124
Mild to moderate pain	peds	0.5 mg/kg	IO	not captured	standing	page 124
Wide-complex tachycardia	adult	1–1.5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 86
VF / pulseless VT	adult	1–1.5 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 93
VF / pulseless VT	peds	1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 93

M–O Magnesium Sulfate, Midazolam, Morphine, Naloxone, Nitroglycerin, Olanzapine, Ondansetron, Oral Glucose, Oxytocin9

Magnesium Sulfate

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	1–2 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 78
Other	peds	25 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 78
Seizure	adult	4–6 g	IV	not captured	standing	page 81
Seizure	peds	2 g	IV	not captured	standing	page 81
VF / pulseless VT	adult	1–2 g	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 86
VF / pulseless VT	peds	25 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 86

Midazolam

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Agitation	adult	5 mg	IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 100
Agitation	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 100
Procedural sedation	adult	1 mg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 34
Procedural sedation	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 34
RSI induction	adult	0.1 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 114
RSI induction	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 114
Seizure	adult	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 81
Seizure	adult	5–10 mg	IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 81
Seizure	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO	not captured	standing	page 81
Seizure	peds	0.2 mg/kg	IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 81

Morphine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Mild to moderate pain	adult	5 mg	IV/IO/IM	not captured	standing	page 40

Naloxone

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Opioid overdose	adult	0.4–2 mg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 70
Opioid overdose	adult	2 mg	IN	not captured	standing	page 24
Opioid overdose	peds	0.1 mg/kg	IV/IO/IM/IN	not captured	standing	page 70
Opioid overdose	peds	0.5 mg	IN	not captured	standing	page 24

Nitroglycerin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
ACS / chest pain	adult	0.4 mg	SL	not captured	standing	page 45
CHF / pulmonary edema	adult	0.4 mg	SL	not captured	standing	page 78

Olanzapine

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Agitation	adult	10 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 100

Ondansetron

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Nausea / vomiting	adult	4 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 55
Nausea / vomiting	adult	4 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 55
Nausea / vomiting	peds	4 mg	PO	not captured	standing	page 55
Nausea / vomiting	peds	4 mg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 55

Oral Glucose

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Hypoglycemia	adult	15 g	PO	not captured	standing	page 51

Oxytocin

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Obstetric hemorrhage	adult	10 unit	IM	not captured	standing	page 60

P–R Pralidoxime1

Pralidoxime

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Other	adult	25 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 42
Other	adult	25–50 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 42
Other	adult	50 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 43
Other	peds	25 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 42
Other	peds	25–50 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 42
Other	peds	50 mg/kg	IV/IM	not captured	standing	page 43

S–Z Sodium Bicarbonate, Tranexamic Acid2

Sodium Bicarbonate

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Tricyclic overdose	adult	1 mEq/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 71
Tricyclic overdose	peds	1 mEq/kg	IV	not captured	standing	page 71

Tranexamic Acid

Indication	Population	Dose	Route	Repeat	Standing	Source
Obstetric hemorrhage	adult	1 g	IV	not captured	standing	page 60
Other	adult	1 mL	IN	not captured	standing	page 98
Other	peds	1 mL	IN	not captured	standing	page 98

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