AIR METHODS MEDICATIONS (VERSION 1) actual 2025/2026
48 QUESTIONS AND verified ANSWERS
Phenobarbital
Infant seizures
5-20mg/kg load dose
Diphenhydramine
Allergies, anaphylactic
Adult 25-50 mg
Pedi 5mg/kg/day
Ketamine
RSI, pain control
RSI: 1-2 mg/kg IVP
Analgesic: 0.1-0.25 mg
Potassium chloride
Hypokalemia
, 10-15 meq/hr
Phenytoin
Seizures
15-20 mg/kg IVP
Max 1500mg
Terbutaline
Bronchospasm, preterm labor
Bronchospasm
Adult: 0.25 mg SC q 15 min Max 0.5 mg over 4 hours
Pedi: 0.005-0.01 mg/kg SC q 15 min Max two doses in 4 hours
Tocolytic
0.25 mg SC q 20 min
Max: 1 mg over 4 hours
Insulin infusion rate
0.1 units/kg/hour
Calcium Gluconate
48 QUESTIONS AND verified ANSWERS
Phenobarbital
Infant seizures
5-20mg/kg load dose
Diphenhydramine
Allergies, anaphylactic
Adult 25-50 mg
Pedi 5mg/kg/day
Ketamine
RSI, pain control
RSI: 1-2 mg/kg IVP
Analgesic: 0.1-0.25 mg
Potassium chloride
Hypokalemia
, 10-15 meq/hr
Phenytoin
Seizures
15-20 mg/kg IVP
Max 1500mg
Terbutaline
Bronchospasm, preterm labor
Bronchospasm
Adult: 0.25 mg SC q 15 min Max 0.5 mg over 4 hours
Pedi: 0.005-0.01 mg/kg SC q 15 min Max two doses in 4 hours
Tocolytic
0.25 mg SC q 20 min
Max: 1 mg over 4 hours
Insulin infusion rate
0.1 units/kg/hour
Calcium Gluconate
