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

If needed, a second bolus of 150 mg may be given 3 to 5 minutes following the initial dose. Lidocaine can be used if amiodarone is unavailable. The initial dose of lidocaine is 1 to 1.5 mg/kg, which can be followed by repeated doses of 0.5 to 0.75 mg/kg at 3 to 5 minute intervals, up to a maximum of three doses or 3 mg/kg. (pp 1868-1869) 8. ................
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