Dr. Simard’s tips on drawing up epinephrine in preparation for pediatric cardiac arrest

Use 3 tuberculin syringes (1mL each) and attach a 3-way stopcock to the cardiac cart epinephrine syringe and draw up 3 tuberculin syrninges of epinephrine in advance.

Annals of EM study on colour coded pre-filled syringes for pediatric resuscitation showing faster time to administration and lower medication error rates Full PDF

References

Moreira ME, Hernandez C, Stevens AD, et al. Color-Coded Prefilled Medication Syringes Decrease Time to Delivery and Dosing Error in Simulated Emergency Department Pediatric Resuscitations. Ann Emerg Med. 2015;66(2):97-106.e3.

Other FOAMed Resources

Debriefing in the ED on St Emlyns Blog

American College of Cardiology 2015 Update for Pediatric Life Support Guidelines Key Points

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