Table 1 Contents of the emergency drug box and routes of administration

From: Medical emergencies: the drug box, equipment and basic principles

Drug

Route of administration

Oxygen

Inhalation

Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) spray (400 micrograms per actuation)

Sublingual

Dispersible aspirin (300 mg)

Oral (chewed)

Salbutamol aerosol inhaler (100 micrograms per actuation)

Inhalation

Adrenaline injection (1:1000, 1 mg/ml)

Intramuscular

Glucagon injection (1 mg)

Intramuscular/subcutaneous

Oral glucose solution/gel (GlucoGel)*

Oral

Midazolam 10 mg or 5 mg/ml (buccal or intranasal)

Infiltration/inhalation

  1. *Alternatives: two teaspoons of sugar/three sugar lumps; 200 ml milk; non-diet Lucozade 50 ml; Coca-Cola non-diet 90 ml – if necessary this can be repeated at 10-15 minutes
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