Drugs used to treat pediatric emergencies

Authors

Rohit P. Shenoi, Baylor College of Medicine
Nathan Timm, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Bridgette Jones
Kathleen Neville
Jennifer Foster
Connie Houck
Matthew Laughon
Ian Paul
Routt J. Reigart
Janice Sullivan
John van den Anker
John J. Alexander, Food and Drug Administration
Janet D. Cragan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Angela Gantt, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Phillip Heine
Michael Rieder, Canadian Paediatric SocietyFollow
Adelaide Robb, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Hari Sachs, Food and Drug Administration
Geert W. T Jong, Canadian Paediatric Society
Timothy Wilens, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Anne Zajicek, National Institutes of Health
Perdita Taylor-Zapata, National Institutes of Health
Raymond J. Koteras
James Baumberger
Tamar Margarik Haro
Joseph Wright

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Journal

Pediatrics

Volume

145

Issue

1

First Page

288

Last Page

292

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1542/PEDS.2019-3450

Abstract

This clinical report is a revision of “Preparing for Pediatric Emergencies: Drugs to Consider.” It updates the list, indications, and dosages of medications used to treat pediatric emergencies in the prehospital, pediatric clinic, and emergency department settings. Although it is not an all-inclusive list of medications that may be used in all emergencies, this resource will be helpful when treating a vast majority of pediatric medical emergencies. Dosage recommendations are consistent with current emergency references such as the Advanced Pediatric Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support textbooks and American Heart Association resuscitation guidelines.