Pediatric transfusion dosing
Tranexamic Acid BOLUS 30mg/kg IV push (max 100mg/min) or over 10-20 minutes 3 kg -90 mg 4 kg -120 mg 5 kg -150 mg 200 mg 250 mg 320 mg 400 mg 500 mg 650 mg 800 mg 1000 mg 1000 mg 2000 mg Tranexamic Acid INFUSION 10 mg/kg/hr for 8 hours (1000 mg in 100 mL) 125 mg/hr for 8 hours (1000mg in 100mL) NO Infusion required BLOOD PRODUCTS Treatment & Dose Target Less than 19 kg: use PUSH -PULL blood tubing with RANGER WARMER *consider irradiated products if patient less than 4 months* 19 kg and greater: Use LEVEL ONE INFUSER *minimum 20g IV* RBC 20mL/kg Hemoglobin >80 3 kg -60 mL 4 kg -80 mL 5 kg -100 mL 130 mL 170 mL 210 mL 260 mL ~300 mL ~ 300 mL ~ 300 mL ~ 300 mL ~ 300 mL ~ 300 mL
Authors
- Justin Morgenstern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7969-1382)
Publication Details
- Journal
- First10EM blog
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.51684/firs.141646
- Primary Topic
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00