Cindy is an 11-year-old, 79 lb child who sliced her forearm open on a sharp piece of metal while helping her father clean out the
garage. At the emergency room, the wound was cleaned up and the physician determined that she would need several sutures. Cindy
is very upset, and the physician orders Midazolam for injection to sedate her and help decrease her anxiety. However, when Cindy
sees the needle, she becomes very agitated, so the physician changes the order to Midazolam HCl syrup 18 mg PO. On hand, the
emergency room has a 118 ml bottle of Midazolam HCl syrup According to the package insert, the usual oral dose is 0.25 to 1
mg/kg. Determine if the ordered dose is safe. If it is safe, determine the amount to administer:
. If the dose is not
safe, write: not safe.
2 mg
0-18:24
mL
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