A pre-hospital team is using intranasal diamorphine for a paediatric patient with a painful forearm fracture. The child weighs 20 kg. What is the corr...

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A pre-hospital team is using intranasal diamorphine for a paediatric patient with a painful forearm fracture. The child weighs 20 kg. What is the correct dose of intranasal diamorphine according to JRCALC?

Accepted Answer

0.1 mg/kg (2 mg)

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0.2 mg/kg (4 mg)

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0.3 mg/kg (6 mg)

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0.05 mg/kg (1 mg)

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0.15 mg/kg (3 mg)

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Paediatric Intranasal Diamorphine

A pre-hospital team is using intranasal diamorphine for a paediatric patient with a painful forearm fracture. The child weighs 20 kg. What is the correct dose of intranasal diamorphine according to JRCALC?