Atropine uses in emergency, indication, contraindications ,doses and side effects of atropine
Channel: janarogya tv
Date: 2021-02-07

This video is about Atropine emergency drug

Atropine is a medication used to treat certain types of nerve agent and pesticide poisonings as well as 

some types of slow heart rate, 

and to decrease saliva production during surgery.[

It is typically given intravenously or by injection into a muscle.

Eye drops are also available which are used to treat uveitis and early amblyopia.

The intravenous solution usually begins working within a minute and lasts half an hour to an hour.

Large doses may be required to treat some poisonings.

                             DOSES


IN ANAESTHESIA PREMEDICATION 

0.4-0.6 mg IV/IM/SC 30-60 minutes before anesthesia; repeat q4-6hr PRN

SINUS BRADYCARDIA (ACLS)

0.5-1 mg or 0.04 mg/kg IV q5min, no more than 3 mg
ET: Some experts suggest 2-3 times IV dose diluted in3- 5 mL sterile water for injection/NS (sterile water for injection may facilitate absorption better than NS, but may produce more negative effect on arterial oxygen pressure)

BRONCHOSPASM

0.025 mg/kg in 2.5 mL NS q6-8hr via nebulizer; no more than 2.5 mg/dose

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