A 3-year-old boy (weight 15 kg) develops generalised urticaria, wheeze and hypotension minutes after eating peanuts. You diagnose anaphylaxis. What is...

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A 3-year-old boy (weight 15 kg) develops generalised urticaria, wheeze and hypotension minutes after eating peanuts. You diagnose anaphylaxis. What is the appropriate initial dose of intramuscular adrenaline (1:1000) for this child?

Accepted Answer

0.15 mg (0.15 mL) into the anterolateral thigh

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0.05 mg (0.05 mL) into the anterolateral thigh

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0.1 mg (0.1 mL) into the deltoid

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0.3 mg (0.3 mL) into the anterolateral thigh

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0.5 mg (0.5 mL) into the anterolateral thigh

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Anaphylaxis (paediatric)

A 3-year-old boy (weight 15 kg) develops generalised urticaria, wheeze and hypotension minutes after eating peanuts. You diagnose anaphylaxis. What is the appropriate initial dose of intramuscular adrenaline (1:1000) for this child?