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Epinephrine Dosing in Pediatric Resuscitation : Handtevy Style

15 Mar 2013 · 0 min

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Peter Antevy teaches pediatric epinephrine dosing through a 911-style dialogue. The Handtevy method uses age to estimate weight, then dose: a 1-year-old at 10 kg gets 1 cc, a 5-year-old at 20 kg gets 2 cc, a 9-year-old at 30 kg gets 3 cc.

Questions this video answers

10 kg; 1 cc.

15 kg; 1.5 cc.

20 kg; 2 cc.

25 kg; 2.5 cc.

30 kg; 3 cc.

Jordan, your brother drowned in a pool. He needs help.
I just need epinephrine.
Jordan, he needs epinephrine. Call 91 1.
I am 911.
You are okay. He's 5 years old. How much epi?
20 kg. 2 cc.
What if he was 1 year old?
10 kg. 1 cc.
What if he was 3 years old?
15 kg. 1.5 cc.
What if he was 7 years old?
25 kg. 2.5 cc.
What if he WAS 9 years old?
30 kg. 3 cc.
Don't call 91 1. Nice job.
He's alive.

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