Endotracheal administration of epinephrine and atropine.
A case history of a seven-month-old girl arriving at the emergency department in cardiac arrest from an inhalation injury without venous access is described. The patient was resuscitated with endotracheal administration of epinephrine and atropine. A review of the literature of endotracheal administration of medications in pediatrics subsequently follows.
D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000150:complications; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012151:Resuscitation
D001285:Atropine; D004837:Epinephrine