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Revised Pediatric Code Card

Revised Pediatric Code Card Abstract Sir.—A pediatric code card based on a survey of pediatric residency programs in the United States was presented in the January 1988 issue of AJDC1 and readers were invited to make suggestions or recommendations for revisions of that card. Since publication of the code card, the Committee on Drugs of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has published guidelines on emergency drug doses for infants and children,2 including a clarification on the dose of naloxone.3 These and other developments in pediatric emergency care have prompted us to develop a revised pediatric code card (Figure). Many excellent suggestions for revisions of the code card have been made by readers of AJDC who corresponded with the author of the original report. Among the many suggestions that have been incorporated are the following: a comma after the 10 in epinephrine 1:10,000; listing all drugs in the generic form rather References 1. Rockney RM. Pediatric code cards . AJDC . 1988;142:73-75. 2. Committee on Drugs of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Emergency drug doses for infants and children . Pediatrics . 1988;81: 462-465. 3. Committee on Drugs of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Emergency drug doses for infants and children and naloxone use in new-borns: clarification . Pediatrics . 1989;83:803. 4. Lubitz DS, Seidel JS, Chameides L, Luten RC, Zaritsky AL, Campbell FW. A rapid method for estimating weights and resuscitation drug dosages from length in the pediatric age group . Ann Emerg Med . 1988;17:576-581.Crossref 5. Lebel MH, Hoyt M, McCracken G. Comparative efficacy of ceftriaxone and cefuroxime for treatment of bacterial meningitis . J Pediatr . 1989; 114:1049-1054.Crossref 6. Lebel MH, Freij BJ, Syrogiannopoulos GA, Chrane DF, Hoyt MJ, Stewart SH. Dexamethasone therapy for bacterial meningitis: results of two double-blind, placebo-controlled trials . N Engl J Med . 1988;319:964-971.Crossref 7. Schuh S, Parkin P, Rajan A, et al. High-versus low-dose, frequently administered, nebulized albuterol in children with severe, acute asthma . Pediatrics . 1989;83:513-518. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1990 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0002-922X
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1990.02150270018016
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Abstract

Abstract Sir.—A pediatric code card based on a survey of pediatric residency programs in the United States was presented in the January 1988 issue of AJDC1 and readers were invited to make suggestions or recommendations for revisions of that card. Since publication of the code card, the Committee on Drugs of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has published guidelines on emergency drug doses for infants and children,2 including a clarification on the dose of naloxone.3 These and other developments in pediatric emergency care have prompted us to develop a revised pediatric code card (Figure). Many excellent suggestions for revisions of the code card have been made by readers of AJDC who corresponded with the author of the original report. Among the many suggestions that have been incorporated are the following: a comma after the 10 in epinephrine 1:10,000; listing all drugs in the generic form rather References 1. Rockney RM. Pediatric code cards . AJDC . 1988;142:73-75. 2. Committee on Drugs of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Emergency drug doses for infants and children . Pediatrics . 1988;81: 462-465. 3. Committee on Drugs of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Emergency drug doses for infants and children and naloxone use in new-borns: clarification . Pediatrics . 1989;83:803. 4. Lubitz DS, Seidel JS, Chameides L, Luten RC, Zaritsky AL, Campbell FW. A rapid method for estimating weights and resuscitation drug dosages from length in the pediatric age group . Ann Emerg Med . 1988;17:576-581.Crossref 5. Lebel MH, Hoyt M, McCracken G. Comparative efficacy of ceftriaxone and cefuroxime for treatment of bacterial meningitis . J Pediatr . 1989; 114:1049-1054.Crossref 6. Lebel MH, Freij BJ, Syrogiannopoulos GA, Chrane DF, Hoyt MJ, Stewart SH. Dexamethasone therapy for bacterial meningitis: results of two double-blind, placebo-controlled trials . N Engl J Med . 1988;319:964-971.Crossref 7. Schuh S, Parkin P, Rajan A, et al. High-versus low-dose, frequently administered, nebulized albuterol in children with severe, acute asthma . Pediatrics . 1989;83:513-518.

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American Journal of Diseases of ChildrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Mar 1, 1990

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