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Regarding the management of pulseless electrical activity and asytole:

True / False

In children, the 1 in 1000 epinephrine solution is used predominantly Correct

In a child weighing 20 kg, the first dose of epinephrine is 0.2 milligrams Incorrect answer selected

In children, the first dose of epinephrine is 100 micrograms per kg Correct

In adults, 10 ml of 1 in 10000 epinephrine should be given intravenously every three to five minutes Correct

In adults, 10 ml of 1 in 1000 epinephrine should be given intravenously every three to five minutes Correct

Explanation

In an adult cardiac arrest, 1 mg of epinephrine (adrenaline) is given intravenously every three to five minutes. The usual concentration of epinephrine used in adult cardiac arrests is 10 ml of the 1 in 10,000 solution (not 10 ml of 1 in 1000).

In children the first dose of epinephrine is 10 micrograms per kg. Thus in a 20 kg child the first dose of epinephrine is 0.2 mg (or 2 ml of the 1 in 10,000 solution).

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