Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured ...

(c) Usual dose: 0.2 mg/kg, up to 10 mg of a 5-mg/mL solution. iii. The only benzodiazepines that have reliable intramuscular absorption are midazolam and lorazepam (Ativan). (a) Midazolam IM: 0.2 mg/kg up to 10 mg IM (b) Midazolam IV: 0.1 mg/kg IV up to 5 mg (c) Lorazepam: 1 to 2 mg IM or IV. iv. Side effects are usually mild and easily treated. ................
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