Emergency Drug Calculator

Perform 100-120 chest compressions/minute of 1/3 to 1/2 of chest width, with animal lying on its side.
Ventilate intubated dogs and cats at a rate of 10 breaths per minute.
For mouth-to-snout ventilation, maintain a compression-to-ventilation ratio of 30-2.
Perform CPR in 2-minute cycles, switching the person performing the compressions with each cycle.
Administer vasopressors every 3 to 5 minutes during CPR.

Drug	Condition	Dose Range
Atropine sulfate	bradycardia	0.02mg/kg IV, IM
Glycopyrrolate 0.2 mg/ml	bradyarrhythmias	0.011 mg/kg IV or IM
Calcium gluconate 100 mg/ml	hypocalcemia	94-140 mg/kg slow IV
IV Fluids 1x 1x maint	Maintenance	(30cc x kg) + 70cc IV
IV Fluids 1.5x 1.5x maint	1.5x Maintenance	(30cc x kg) + 70cc IV x 1.5
IV Fluids 2x 2x maint	2x Maintenance	(30cc x kg) + 70cc IV x 2
IV Fluids Shock Shock	Shock	90mL/kg IV
Hetastarch	colloid	1mL/kg/hr; max 20mL/kg/24hrs
VetStarch 6% 130/0.4 in 0.9% NaCl	colloid	20ml/kg, initial 10-20ml slow
Hypertonic Saline 7.2%	hypovolemic shock	4 mls/kg single bolus
Dexamethasone 4 mg/ml	shock	0.5-3 mg/kg IV
Diazepam 5 mg/ml	seizure	0.25mg/kg IV
Dobutamine CRI Fluid Size 12.5 mg/ml	inotrope	0.06-0.60mg/kg/hr @ 1 ml/kg/hr
Dopamine CRI Fluid Size 40 mg/ml	severe hypotension	0.12-0.60mg/kg/hr@ 1 ml/kg/hr
Doxapram 20 mg/ml	respiratory stimulant	5-10mg/kg IV
Epinephrine (High) 1 mg/ml	asystole	0.1-0.2mg/kg IV repeat Q3-5min
Epinephrine (Low) 1 mg/ml	asystole	0.01-0.02mg/kg IV repeat Q3-5min
Lidocaine HCL 20 mg/ml	antiarrhythmic	1mg/kg bolus slow IV
Amiodarone 50 mg/ml	antiarrhythmic	5mg/kg IV
Vassopressin 20 units/ml	antiarrhythmic	0.8U/kg IV
Mannitol 20% (200mg/ml)	cerebral edema	0.5-1.5g/kg IV over 10-20min
Naloxone HCL 0.4 mg/ml	opioid reversal	0.01-0.04 mg/kg IV,IM
Sodium Bicarb 8.2%, 1 mEq/ml	metabolic acidosis	1 mEq/kg IV,then 0.5mEq/kg Q15min

Drug

Condition

Dose Range

Drug Dosage

Dose

Volume (ml)

Atropine sulfate

bradycardia

0.02mg/kg IV, IM

Glycopyrrolate

0.2 mg/ml

bradyarrhythmias

0.011 mg/kg IV or IM

Calcium gluconate

100 mg/ml

hypocalcemia

94-140 mg/kg slow IV

IV Fluids 1x

1x maint

Maintenance

(30cc x kg) + 70cc IV

IV Fluids 1.5x

1.5x maint

1.5x Maintenance

(30cc x kg) + 70cc IV x 1.5

IV Fluids 2x

2x maint

2x Maintenance

(30cc x kg) + 70cc IV x 2

IV Fluids Shock

Shock

90mL/kg IV

Hetastarch

colloid

1mL/kg/hr; max 20mL/kg/24hrs

VetStarch 6%

130/0.4 in 0.9% NaCl

colloid

20ml/kg, initial 10-20ml slow

Hypertonic Saline

7.2%

hypovolemic shock

4 mls/kg single bolus

Dexamethasone

4 mg/ml

shock

0.5-3 mg/kg IV

Diazepam

5 mg/ml

seizure

0.25mg/kg IV

Dobutamine CRI Fluid Size

12.5 mg/ml

inotrope

0.06-0.60mg/kg/hr @ 1 ml/kg/hr

Dopamine CRI Fluid Size

40 mg/ml

severe hypotension

0.12-0.60mg/kg/hr@ 1 ml/kg/hr

Doxapram

20 mg/ml

respiratory stimulant

5-10mg/kg IV

Epinephrine (High)

1 mg/ml

asystole

0.1-0.2mg/kg IV repeat Q3-5min

Epinephrine (Low)

1 mg/ml

asystole

0.01-0.02mg/kg IV repeat Q3-5min

Lidocaine HCL

20 mg/ml

antiarrhythmic

1mg/kg bolus slow IV

Amiodarone

50 mg/ml

antiarrhythmic

5mg/kg IV

Vassopressin

20 units/ml

antiarrhythmic

0.8U/kg IV

Mannitol

20% (200mg/ml)

cerebral edema

0.5-1.5g/kg IV over 10-20min

Naloxone HCL

0.4 mg/ml

opioid reversal

0.01-0.04 mg/kg IV,IM

Sodium Bicarb

8.2%, 1 mEq/ml

metabolic acidosis

1 mEq/kg IV,then 0.5mEq/kg Q15min

Intratracheal Doses

Naloxone 0.4mg/ml	Atropine 0.54mg/ml	Vassopressin 20U/ml	Epinephrine 1mg/ml	Lidocaine 20mg/ml

Emergency Drugs

Intratracheal Doses

Dexdomitor Dose Chart - Canine

Recover Flow Chart