🚨 Code Blue Medications
This medication is the first-line treatment for asystole and PEA during a pediatric code.
What is epinephrine?
The standard dose of epinephrine during a pediatric resuscitation is this many mg/kg.
What is 0.01 mg/kg?
or 0.1 mL/kg
The standard energy dose for the first shock in pediatric defibrillation is this many Joules/kg.
What is 2 J/kg?
The recommended compression rate for pediatric CPR is this many compressions per minute.
What is 100-120?
This drug is used to reverse opioid-induced respiratory depression.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
This antiarrhythmic is used for refractory ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia.
What is amiodarone?
Sodium bicarbonate is used in resuscitation to correct acidosis. The typical initial dose is this many mEq/kg.
What is 1 mEq/kg?
After the first shock, the defibrillation dose of the second shock should increase to this many Joules/kg.
What is 4 J/kg?
This is the recommended ventilation rate for an intubated pediatric patient during CPR.
What is 1 breath every 2-3 seconds (20-30 per minute)?
This medication is commonly used to treat significant hypotension during shock states and can increase heart rate and contractility.
What is epinephrine?
This electrolyte is given for torsades de pointes during resuscitation.
What is magnesium sulfate?
This route of administration is used when IV access cannot be obtained in a timely manner during an emergency.
What is intraosseous (IO)?
This term describes an electrical shock delivered without synchronization to the cardiac rhythm.
What is defibrillation?
This is the ratio of compressions to breaths for two-rescuer CPR in infants and children.
What is 15:2?
This medication can be given for severe metabolic acidosis in prolonged resuscitation efforts.
What is sodium bicarbonate?
This drug is the first choice for treating symptomatic bradycardia in a patient with high vagal tone.
What is atropine?
The only medication that absolutely cannot be given IVP - even in a code situation.
What is Potassium?
The optimal pad placement for pediatric defibrillation in infants is in these two locations.
What is anterior-posterior?
During a pediatric resuscitation, if a pulse is present but the heart rate is below this threshold with signs of poor perfusion, CPR should be initiated.
What is 60 bpm?
This medication is the first-line treatment for stable supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and is given as a rapid IV push.
What is adenosine?
This extra piece of equipment is required for the administration of adenosine.
What is a stopcock?
If calcium is needed during resuscitation, this form is preferred.
What is calcium chloride?
This rhythm requires synchronized cardioversion rather than defibrillation.
What are unstable SVT or VTach with a pulse?
The recommended compression depth for high-quality CPR in infants and children is this fraction of the anterior-posterior diameter.
What is one-third?
This term refers to the administration of diluted epinephrine (typically 1 mcg/kg) as a push dose to treat hypotension in critically ill pediatric patients.
What is an epi spritzer?