The following list identifies
pediatric equipment items that are recommended for the two emergency department
facility recognition levels. Equipment items are classified as
"essential" (E) and "need to be stocked in the emergency
department" (ED).
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EDAP
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SEDP
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Monitoring
Devices
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Blood glucose measurement device (i.e., chemistry strip or glucometer)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Continuous end-tidal PCO2 monitor and pediatric CO2 colorimetric
detector (disposable units may be substituted)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Doppler
ultrasound blood pressure device (neonatal-adult thigh cuffs)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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ECG
monitor-defibrillator/cardioverter with pediatric and adult sized paddles,
with pediatric dosage settings and pediatric-adult pacing electrodes
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Hypothermia
thermometer (Note: with a range of 28-42°C)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Pediatric monitor
electrodes
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Otoscope/ophthalmoscope/stethoscope
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Pulse
oximeter with pediatric and adult probes
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Sphygmomanometer
with cuffs (neonatal-adult thigh)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Vascular
Access Supplies and Equipment
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Arm boards
(sized infant through adult)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Blood gas
kits
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Butterfly-type
needles (19-25 g)*
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Catheter-over-needle
devices (16-24 g)*
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Central
venous catheters (stock one small and one large size)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Infusion
pumps, drip or volumetric, with microinfusion capability, appropriate tubing
& connectors
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Intraosseous
needles or bone marrow needles (13-18 g size range; stock one large/one small
bore) or IO device (pediatric and adult sizes)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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IV extension
tubing, stopcocks, and T-connectors
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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IV
fluid/blood warmer
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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IV solutions:
standard crystalloid and colloid solutions (D10W, D5/.2 NS, D5/.45 NS, D5/.9 NS
and 0.9 NS)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Syringes (1ml
through 20 ml)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Tourniquets
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Umbilical
vein catheters (3.5 and 5 Fr; the same size feeding tube may be used for 5
Fr)*
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Respiratory
Equipment and Supplies
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Bag-valve-mask
device, self-inflating infant/child and adult (1000 ml) with O2
reservoir and clear masks (neonatal through large adult sizes)*; PEEP valve
and manometer
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Bulb syringe
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Endotracheal
tubes:*
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Uncuffed (sizes 2.5 and 3.0)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Cuffed or Uncuffed (3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Cuffed (sizes 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Stylets for endotracheal tubes (pediatric and adult)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Laryngoscope
handle (pediatric and adult)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Laryngoscope
blades (curved 2, 3; straight or
Miller 0, 1,
2, 3)*
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Magill
forceps (pediatric and adult)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Meconium
aspirator
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Nasopharyngeal
airways (sizes 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 30 Fr)*
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Nebulized
medication, administration set with pediatric and adult masks
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Oral airways
(sizes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or size 50 mm, 60 mm, 70 mm, 80 mm, 90 mm, 100 mm)*
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Oxygen
delivery device with flow meter and tubing
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Oxygen
delivery adjuncts:
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Tracheostomy
collar
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Standard masks,
clear (pediatric and adult sizes)
Partial-non-rebreather
or non-rebreather masks, clear (pediatric and adult sizes)
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E
(ED)
E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
E
(ED)
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Nasal cannula
(infant, pediatric and adult)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Peak flow
meter
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Supplies/kit for patients with difficult air way conditions:
• LMA (sizes 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4 and 5); or
• Cricothyrotomy kit or cricothyrotomy capabilities
(i.e., 10 g needle and 3 mm ET tube adapter or 14 g needle and 3.5 mm ET tube
adapter)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Suction
capability (wall)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Suction
capability (portable)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Suction
catheters (sizes 5/6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Fr and Yankauer-tip catheter)*
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Tracheostomy
tubes (sizes PED* 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5)* (correspond to PT 00, 0, 1,
2, 3, 4, in old schematization)
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E
(ED)
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Tube
thoracostomy tray and water seal drainage capacity with chest tubes (sizes
12-32 Fr)*
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E
(ED)
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Medications
(unit dose, prepackaged)
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Access to the
Illinois Poison Center 1-800-222-1222 through posting of phone number in ED
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Activated
charcoal (consider with and without Sorbitol)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Adenosine
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Amiodarone
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Antiemetics
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Antimicrobial
agents (parenteral and oral)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Antipyretics
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Atropine
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Barbiturates,
e.g., Phenobarbital, Pentobarbital, Thiopental
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Benzodiazepines,
e.g., Lorazepam, Midazolam, Diazepam
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Beta agonist
for inhalation (Albuterol, Levalbuterol)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Beta blockers,
e.g., Propranolol, Metoprolol
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Calcium
(chloride or gluconate)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Corticosteroids,
e.g., Dexamethasone, Hydrocortisone, Methylprednisolone
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Dextrose (25%
and 50%)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Diphenhydramine
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Dobutamine
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E
(ED)
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Dopamine
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E
(ED)
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Epinephrine
(1:1,000 and 1:10,000)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Epinephrine
(Racemic)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Fosphenytoin
and/or Phenytoin
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Furosemide
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Glucagon or
Glucose Paste
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Insulin,
regular
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Lidocaine 1%
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Magnesium
Sulfate
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Mannitol
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Narcotics
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Neuromuscular
blocking agents (i.e., succinylcholine, rocuronium, vecuronium)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Ocular
anesthetics
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Poison
Specific Antidotes
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Acetylcysteine
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Cyanide kit
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Flumazenil
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Naloxone
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Procainamide
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Sodium
bicarbonate – 8.4% and 4.2%
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Sedative/Hypnotic
(e.g., Ketamine, Etomidate)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Tetanus
Immune Globulin (Human)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Tetanus
Vaccines (single or in combination with other vaccines)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Topical
Anesthetics
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Miscellaneous
Equipment
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Dosing device
– length or weight based system for dosing and equipment
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Dosing/equipment
chart by weight
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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EMS
communication equipment (i.e., telemetry, MERCI, cellular or dedicated phone)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Examination
gloves, disposable
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Fluorescein
(eye strips)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Infant
formulas, dextrose in water with various nipple sizes
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Lubricant,
water soluble
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Nasogastric
tubes 8 through-18 Fr* (may substitute feeding tubes 5F and 8F)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Oral
rehydrating solution
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Pain scale
assessment tools appropriate for age
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Pediatric
emergency/crash cart or bag with defined list of contents attached to
bag/cart
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Restraining
device, pediatric (papoose)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Resuscitation
board
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Urinary
catheters (8-22 Fr)*
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Warming
devices, age appropriate
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Weighing
scales (in kilograms) for infant and children
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Woods lamp
(blue light)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Specialized
Pediatric Trays
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Initial
newborn resuscitation equipment (can include warming device, feeding tubes,
neonatal mask)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Lumbar
puncture tray, including a selection of needle sizes (size 18-22 g, 1˝-3 inch
needle)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Minor
surgical instruments and sutures
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Newborn
kit/OB kit (including umbilical clamp, bulb syringe, towel)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Fracture
Management Devices
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Extremity
splints
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Femur splint
(child and adult)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Semi-rigid
neck collars (child through adult) or cervical immobilization equipment
suitable for children
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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Spinal
immobilization board (child and adult)
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E
(ED)
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E
(ED)
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* Shall minimally stock a range of each commonly available size noted or
comparable sizes.
(Source: Amended at 36 Ill.
Reg. 17490, effective December 3, 2012)