New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 41 - ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES; MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PROGRAMS, SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT SERVICES AND AIR MEDICAL SERVICES
Subchapter 8 - STANDING ORDERS FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Section 8:41-8.13 - Standing orders for pediatric bradycardia

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 8:41-8.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) The following standing orders are authorized in the event that a pediatric patient presents with bradycardia:

1. Assess and secure the airway;

2. Administer 100 percent oxygen;

3. Maintain normal body temperature;

4. Perform chest compressions at a rate of 100 compressions per minute;

5. Establish IV/IO access with normal saline at a KVO rate;

6. Administer epinephrine:
i. 0.01 mg/kg (0.1 mL/kg) of a 1:10,000 solution via IV/IO; or

ii. 0.1 mg/kg (0.1 mL/kg) of a 1:1,000 solution via ET (diluted with normal saline to 5 ml); and

7. Contact the medical command physician.

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