Question 10 (part 2) · LEK · Anaphylaxis
Which of the following drugs should be used as the first line drug for the treatment of anaphylactic shock in a child?
- A. adrenaline at a dose of 0.01 mg / kg b.w. intramuscularly in the deltoid muscle.
- B. adrenaline at a dose of 0.001 mg / kg b.w. intramuscularly in the lateral surface of the quadriceps muscle.
- C. adrenaline at a dose of 0.01 mg / kg bw intramuscularly in the anterolateral surface of the quadriceps muscle of the thigh.
- D. adrenaline at a dose of 0.001 mg / kg bw intramuscularly in the deltoid muscle.
- E. hydrocortison at a dose of 5 mg orally.
Hint
Recall the standard weight-based dose of 1 mg/mL adrenaline and the injection site with the fastest intramuscular absorption.
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