PED-Cardiac Non-arrest

Pediatric PVST

P604

  • Obtain 12 lead ECG

If STABLE patient:

  • Vagal maneuvers
  • Contact medical control
  • Adenosine 0.1 mg/kg IV rapid push (maximum first dose 6 mg); may repeat with dose doubled (maximum second dose 12 mg)
  • Only on the conscious patient and the order of a medical control physician, administer midazolam 0.1 mg/kg (max 5 mg) IV/IO or other medications as directed by medical control) and deliver synchronized cardioversion 0.5 J/kg
  • If unsuccessful, repeat synchronized cardioversion at 1 J/kg
  • If unsuccessful, repeat synchronized cardioversion at 2 J/kg
  • Round the joules up

If UNSTABLE patient:

  • Contact medical control
  • Midazolam 0.1 mg/kg (max 5 mg) IV/IO
  • Synchronized cardioversion 0.5 J/kg.
  • If unsuccessful, repeat synchronized cardioversion at 1 J/kg
  • If unsuccessful, repeat synchronized cardioversion at 2 J/kg
  • Round the joules up

Pediatric Bradycardia

P603

  • If symptomatic give oxygen, use BVM as needed, and recheck pulse rate
  • If HR <60, BVM and chest compressions
  • Epinephrine 1:10,000 IV/IO at 0.1 ml/kg or 1:1000 at 0.1 ml/kg via ETT (max dose 2 ml)
  • Contact medical control
  • Repeat epinephrine every 5 minutes
  • After epinephrine, consider 1 dose of atropine, 0.02 mg/kg (min 0.1 mg, max 1.0 mg) IV/
  • IO (ETT = 0.04 mg/kg)
  • If hypotensive, 0.9% NaCl 20 ml/kg IV
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