5 Emergency bolus drug dosing charts
The following information can be found in each section of this chapter:
• A guide to resuscitation equipment sizing for each weight category.
• A table of normal vital signs for each weight category.
• A guide to the initial ventilator settings to be used for each weight category.
• A table of initial antibiotic doses in alphabetical order for each weight. These drugs are included because of the importance of early antibiotic therapy (as part of early goal directed therapy for sepsis inter alia) being initiated in the ED.
• Drug dosing guidelines for bolus drug administration in alphabetical order for each weight, including suggested dose, dilution and volume to administer, plus the syringe size(s) to use.
• Emergency infusion starting rates of some of the commonly needed medications. The full infusion Charts can be found in Chapter 6.
