Severe asthma life saving drugs (pediatric doses)

  • hydrocortisone 100mg IV (3-5mg/kg)
  • magnesium sulfate 2gm IV (50mg/kg) x 3 in the first hour
  • adrenaline 0.5mg IM (0.01mg/kg (max 0.5mg))

EMKF

Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) is a not-for-profit (NGO) public benefit organisation registered in Kenya