Acute Care 6: Rapid Sequence Intubation Drug Calculator
Patient Weight: (kgs) _________ Date: ___________
| Medication | Dose (mg/kg) |
X | Pt.
Wt. (kgs) |
= | Dose (mg) |
÷ |
mg/ mL |
= | Volume (mL) |
|
| 1 | Lidocaine | 1.5 mg/kg |
X | = | ÷ | 20 mg/mL |
= | |||
| 2 | Atropine | 0.02 mg/kg |
X | = | ÷ | 0.4 mg/mL |
= | |||
| 3 | Etomidate | 0.3 mg/kg |
X | = | ÷ | 2 mg/mL |
= | |||
| 4 | Ketamine | 1 to 2 mg/kg |
X | = | ÷ | 50 mg/mL | = | |||
| 5 | Midazolam | 0.1 mg/kg |
X | = | ÷ | 5 mg/mL |
= | |||
| 6 | Succinylch. | 2 mg/kg | X | = | ÷ | 20 mg/mL |
= | |||
| 7 | Vecuronium | 0.1 mg/kg |
X | = | ÷ | 1 mg/mL |
= | |||
Put patient’s weight in kilograms on the top line and then in all the rows in the column under it. Use calculator to arrive at the dosages in both milligrams and milliliters for the nurses to draw up.
REMEMBER: Someone should be in charge to make sure that the medications ordered are always in the same concentrations or else the formulae will change.