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Basic Pediatric Equipment And Dosing Guide

IV infusion drip rates

Basic IV infusion rates:

Rate desired: _____ mL/hr

Tubing gtt size: ____gtt / mL (typically 60-10-15)

Formula:

(Rate x tubing gtt size) ÷ 60 min = ____gtt / minute

 (___ x ___ ) ÷ 60 = ______ gtt / minute

For SLOWER infusions:

Calculate the number of seconds BETWEEN drops

Formula:

60 (min/hr) ÷___gtt / minute = ___# of seconds BETWEEN drops

Continuous IV drug administration rates:

Determine the RATE of administration

Info you will need:

Bag volume:

________ mL

Amount of drug in bag: ________ mg

Dose desired:

________ mg/min

Formula:

(Bag volume x 60 x dose in mg/min ) ÷ ( amount of drug in bag in mg ) = rate n mL/hr

( ___mL x 60 x ___mg/minute) ÷ ( ___mg ) = ____mL/hr

E.g. Lidocaine: 2000mg (2gm) in 250mL to run at 2mg/min

 ( 250 mL x 60 x 2 mg/minute) ÷ ( 2000 mg ) = 15 mL/hr

Weight-based IV administration – ONLY FOR DRUGS DOSED IN MCG/KG/MIN:

ie. Dopamine or Epinephrine

Determine the RATE of administration

Bag volume:

_______ mL

Amount of drug in bag: _______mg

Weight:

_______kg

Dose desired:

_______mcg / kg / min

Formula:

(Bag volume x weight kg x 60 (tubing gtt size) x dose ) ÷ ( amount of drug in bag x 1000 ) = rate in mL/hr

( ___mL x ___ kg x 60 x ____ mcg/kg/min) ÷ ( ____ mg x 1000) = ___ mL/hr

REMINDER: Do the multiplication inside the parentheses first!

 ( ______ ) ÷ ( ______ ) = _____ mL/ hr

A word of caution – these rates tend to be quite slow and should be used only with microdrip tubing which is 60 gtts per mL.

Basic Pediatric Equipment And Dosing Guide