Caudal and lumbar epidural block: administer test dose; epinephrine may serve as a warning of unintentional intravascular inj. For all procedures: max dose: 7mg/kg, not to exceed 500mg.

In particular, medications such as EPINEPHrine intended for topical application should not be placed into a parenteral syringe. Conversely, a medication intended for injection (e.g., local ...

Caudal and lumbar epidural block: administer test dose; epinephrine may serve as a warning of unintentional intravascular inj. For all procedures: max dose: 7mg/kg, not to exceed 500mg.

The number of epinephrine pens in circulation is steadily rising; this episode of accidental injection is hardly an isolated case. Even the high epinephrine dose that this patient received ...