Paramedic Drug Cards - Adult Doses I

Front 1

Tetracaine (Any)

Back 1

1 - 2 drops.

Front 2

Midazolam (Any, IV)

Back 2

1 - 2.5 mg slow IVP, titrate to effect

Front 3

Midazolam (Any, IM)

Back 3

0.07 - 0.08 mg / kg IM

Front 4

Magnesium Sulfate (Eclampsia)

Back 4

2 - 4 g IV over 15 min

Front 5

Magnesium Sulfate (Reactive Airway Disease)

Back 5

1 - 2 g IV over 15 min

Front 6

Magnesium Sulfate (Torsades Des Pointes)

Back 6

1 - 2 g IV over 15 min

Front 7

Heparin (Any)

Back 7

5,000 U IVP

Front 8

Etomidate (Any)

Back 8

0.1 - 0.3 mg / kg IVP over 15 - 30 sec

Front 9

Vecuronium (Any)

Back 9

0.08 - 0.10 mg / kg IV (MAX: 2.4 mg / kg)

Front 10

Glucagon (Any, IV)

Back 10

0.25 - 0.50 U IV

Front 11

Glucagon (Any, IM)

Back 11

1 mg IM

Front 12

Diltiazem (Any)

Back 12

20 mg IV bolus (0.25 mg / kg) over 2 min

Front 13

Ipatropium Bromide (Any, Neb)

Back 13

500 mcg Neb

Front 14

Fentanyl (Any)

Back 14

25 - 100 mL (0.025 - 0.1 mg) slow IVP over 2 - 3 min

Front 15

Flumazenil (Any)

Back 15

0.2 mg (2 mL) IV over 30 sec, then 0.3 mg (3 mL) IV over 30 sec

Front 16

Ketorolac (Any)

Back 16

30 mg slow IVP over 1 - 2 min.

Front 17

Ketamine (Any, IV)

Back 17

1 - 2 mg / kg IV over 1 - 2 min

Front 18

Ketamine (Any, IM)

Back 18

4 - 5 mg / kg IM

Front 19

Lidocaine (Any)

Back 19

0.75 - 1.5 mg / kg IV (MAX: 3 mg / kg)

Front 20

Ibuprofen (Any)

Back 20

200 - 400 mg q 4 - 6 hrs (MAX: 1200 mg)

Front 21

Lorazepam (Any)

Back 21

2 - 4 mg IV/IM q 10 min (MAX: 8 mg)

Front 22

Amiodarone (VFib / Pulseless VTach)

Back 22

300 mg IVP, then 150 mg IVP after 3 - 5 min (MAX: 2.2 g / 24 hrs)

Front 23

Amiodarone (Stable w/ PVCs)

Back 23

150 mg over 10 min, q 10 min PRN (MAX: 2.2 g / 24 hrs)

Front 24

Amiodarone (Maintenance Infusion)

Back 24

540 mg IV over 18 hrs (MAX: 2.2 g / 24 hrs)

Front 25

Adenosine (Any)

Back 25

6 mg rapid IVP then 20 cc NS Flush, repeat: 12 mg rapid IVP then 20 cc NS Flush, q 1 - 2 min (MAX: 30 mg)

Front 26

Odanestron (Any)

Back 26

0.15 mg / kg q 4 - 8 hrs

Front 27

Albuterol (Any, Neb)

Back 27

2.5 - 5 mgs / 20 min (MAX: 3 Doses)

Front 28

Albuterol (Any, MDI)

Back 28

4 - 8 puffs every 1 - 4 hrs

Front 29

Aspirin (MI, PO)

Back 29

160 - 325 mg PO

Front 30

Aspirin (MI, PR)

Back 30

300 mg PR

Front 31

Aspirin (Pain or Fever)

Back 31

325 - 650 mg PO q 4 - 6 hrs

Front 32

Haloperidol (Any)

Back 32

2 - 5 mg IM q 30 min

Front 33

Atropine (Symptomatic Bradycardia)

Back 33

0.5 mg IV/IO q 3 - 5 min, max 3 mg

Front 34

Atropine (Asystole / PEA, IV)

Back 34

1 mg IV/IO q 3 - 5 min, max 3 mg

Front 35

Atropine (Nerve Agent Poisoning)

Back 35

2 - 4 mg IV/IM q 20 - 30 min.

Front 36

Atropine (Severe Nerve Agent Poisoning)

Back 36

Up to 6 mg IV q 5 - 60 min.

Front 37

Clopidogrel (Any)

Back 37

Loading Dose of 300 mg PO, then 75 mg daily.

Front 38

Vasopressin (Any)

Back 38

40 U (2 mL) q 30 min (single dose recommended)

Front 39

Acetaminophen (Any, PO)

Back 39

325 - 650 mg PO q 4 - 6 hrs

Front 40

Acetaminophen (Any, PR)

Back 40

650 mg PR q 4 - 6 hrs

Front 41

Methylprednisolone (Any)

Back 41

125 mg IVP

Front 42

Eptifibatide (Any)

Back 42

180 mcg / kg IVP

Front 43

Furosemide (Any)

Back 43

40 - 80 mg IV

Front 44

Calcium Chloride (Any)

Back 44

8 - 16 mg / kg 10% slow IVP over 5 min, q 10 min

Front 45

Epinephrine (Cardiac Arrest)

Back 45

1 mg IVP q 3 - 5 min

Front 46

Epinephrine (Anaphylaxis)

Back 46

0.3 mg SQ / IVP

Front 47

Epinephrine (Asthma)

Back 47

0.3 mg SQ / IVP

Front 48

Bumetanide (Any)

Back 48

0.5 mg - 1 mg IV/IM, q 2 - 3 hrs (MAX: 10 mg / day)

Front 49

Procainamide (VTach)

Back 49

20 - 30 mg / min IVP PRN, maintenance infusion 1 - 4 mg / min.

Front 50

Procainamide (Refractory VFib)

Back 50

30 mg / min IVP

Front 51

Nitroglycerin Sublingual (Any)

Back 51

0.3 - 0.4 mg SL q 5 min.

Front 52

Nitroglycerin Paste (Any)

Back 52

4" x 2" area, .5" deep - 6" x 6" area, 1" deep.

Front 53

Succinylcholine (Any)

Back 53

1.5 mg / kg rapid IVP, repeat once if needed.

Front 54

Metoprolol (Any)

Back 54

5 mg slow IVP q 5 min (MAX: 15 mg)

Front 55

Dextrose 50% (Hyperkalemia)

Back 55

25 g D50 IV/IO

Front 56

Dextrose 50% (Hypoglycemia)

Back 56

10 - 25 g D50 IV (20 - 50 mL sol)

Front 57

Oral Glucose (Any)

Back 57

15 g PO (MAX: 40 g)

Front 58

Terbutaline (SQ)

Back 58

0.25 mg q 15 - 30 min

Front 59

Terbutaline (Neb)

Back 59

0.15 - 1.0 mg / 2 mL

Front 60

Terbutaline (MDI)

Back 60

2 Inhalations (400 mcg) q 4 - 6 hrs ; 1 - 2 min between inhalations

Front 61

Morphine (Any, IV)

Back 61

2 - 5 mg, then 2 mg q "few minutes", titrate to effect.

Front 62

Morphine (Any, IM)

Back 62

5 - 15 mg

Front 63

Diazepam (Moderate Anxiety)

Back 63

2 - 5 mg slow IV / IM

Front 64

Diazepam (Severe Anxiety)

Back 64

5 - 10 mg slow IV/IM (<5 mg/min)

Front 65

Diazepam (DTs)

Back 65

10 mg IV

Front 66

Dizepam (Seizure)

Back 66

5 - 10 mg IV/IO q 10 - 15 min (MAX: 30 mg)

Front 67

Dopamine (Any)

Back 67

2 - 20 mcg / kg / min, increase as needed (800 mg in 500 mL D5W

Front 68

Thiamine (Any)

Back 68

100 mg slow IVP

Front 69

Promethazine (Any)

Back 69

12.5 - 25 mg

Front 70

Sodium Bicarbonate (Any)

Back 70

1 mEq / kg, repeat with 0.5 mEq / kg q 10 min

Front 71

Naloxone (Any)

Back 71

1 - 2 mg q 5 min slow IVP

Front 72

Norepinephrine (Any)

Back 72

2 - 12 mcg / min (4 mg in 500 mL D5W) infusion.

Front 73

Diphenhydramine (Any)

Back 73

25 - 50 mg slow IVP or deep IM