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0.5-1cc before feeds
0.5-1cc before feeds


==Warnings==
DO NOT EXCEED  dosing limits especially for lidocaine.
DO NOT EXCEED  dosing limits especially for lidocaine.
Never give a family an amount that can be toxic if unintetionally swallowed in its entirety


 
===Lidocaine===
1 cc Viscous 2% lidocaine = 20 mg lidocaine
1 cc Viscous 2% lidocaine = 20 mg lidocaine


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For a 10 kg child = 50 mg lidocaine = 2.5 cc
For a 10 kg child = 50 mg lidocaine = 2.5 cc
   
   
 
===Benadryl===
Benadryl 6.25mg/5cc or 12.5mg/5cc
Benadryl 6.25mg/5cc or 12.5mg/5cc


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For a 10 kg child = 50 mg benadryl =20 cc of 12.5mg/5cc
For a 10 kg child = 50 mg benadryl =20 cc of 12.5mg/5cc
Never give a family an amount that can be toxic if unintetionally swallowed in its entirety.


==Source==
==Source==

Revision as of 21:26, 7 June 2011

Treatment

Equal parts:

  1. Viscous lido 2%
  2. Benadryl
  3. Maalox

0.5-1cc before feeds

Warnings

DO NOT EXCEED dosing limits especially for lidocaine. Never give a family an amount that can be toxic if unintetionally swallowed in its entirety

Lidocaine

1 cc Viscous 2% lidocaine = 20 mg lidocaine

Max dose = 5mg/kg

For a 10 kg child = 50 mg lidocaine = 2.5 cc

Benadryl

Benadryl 6.25mg/5cc or 12.5mg/5cc

Max dose = 5mg/kg/day

For a 10 kg child = 50 mg benadryl =20 cc of 12.5mg/5cc

Source

DONALDSON (6/04)

Hsiao 7/6/09