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Calcium Chloride
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Medical
Professional
03/06/2013

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Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Class

Definition
  • Electrolyte
Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Action

Definition
  • Increases mycardial contractility
  • Enhances ventricular automaticity
  • Reverces cardio-electric changes produced by hyperkalemia
  • Shifts potassium back into cells to pervent intravascular hyperkalemia
Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Onset

Definition
5-15 minutes
Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Duration

Definition
Dose dependant, may persist 4 hours after IV/IO
Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Indication / dosage & route

 

Hemodialysis patient (S-131)

Definition

INDICATION

Hemodialysis Patient (S-131)

- symptomatic, ?hyperkalemia if ≥72 hours since last dialysis

 

DOSAGE/ROUTE

250mg IV/IO

Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Indication / dosage & route

 

Truma (S-139)

Definition

INDICATION

Trauma (S-139)

- crush injury of extremity or torso with extended entrapment ≥ 2 hours just prior to extremity being released

 

DOSAGE / ROUTE

250mg IV/IO over 30 seconds BHO

Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Contraindications

 

Definition
  • None
Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Side Effects
Definition
  • Decresed heart rate (may create asystole)
  • Hypotension
  • Syncope
  • Nasuea / Vommiting
  • Metallic taste
Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Concentration
Definition
1Gm/10ml
Term

CALCIUM CHLORIDE (10% CaCl2)

 

Special Information
Definition
  1. Tissue necrossis occurs with infiltration; Check IV patency before and during administration watching for signs of infiltration; if this occurs, discontinue the IV, circle infiltrated area and inform receiving hospital.
  2. Precipates if mixed with NaHCO3, flush tubing between administration of drugs.
  3. Calcium is used in crush injury to reverse the effects of hyperkalemia associated with muscle cell damage.
  4. For suspected hyperkalemia patients: a 12 lead EKG should be obtained.
  5. In dialysis patients: Give with Albuterol and NaHCO3.
  6. In crush injury patients: Give slow IV (over 30 sec) after start of fluids.  Flush CaCl thoroughly from IV line prior to NaHCO3.
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