Free tool · Weight-based
Pediatric Code Dose Sheet.
Enter a child's weight and get the common PALS resuscitation numbers laid out the way a code needs them — drug doses with maximum caps, defibrillation and cardioversion energies, fluid boluses, and airway sizing. Doses follow the 2025 AHA/AAP PALS guideline. This is a study and double-check aid — not a replacement for your code cart's dosing reference or a length-based resuscitation tape.
Use the measured weight or the length-based tape estimate. Never guess.
Used only to estimate ETT size (≈ ages 1–10). Use a tape for infants <1 yr.
Enter the weight to generate the dose sheet.
Disclaimer: Educational tool only — not a clinical decision-support device and not a substitute for your facility's code dosing reference, a length-based resuscitation tape, pharmacy, or a provider's orders. It lists common PALS doses for a generic patient and does not capture every drug, every indication, concentration, contraindication, or weight-extreme situation (e.g., it caps at adult maximums and is not validated for neonates or for obese/over-weight dosing where lean or adjusted body weight may apply). Routine calcium, sodium bicarbonate, and magnesium are not recommended in routine pediatric cardiac arrest and are intentionally omitted. Confirm every dose, concentration, and energy against your own resources and a second clinician before administration. Enter de-identified values only; nothing is stored or transmitted.
References
- Sutton RM, et al. Part 8: Pediatric Advanced Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2025. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001368. (Epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg q3–5 min max 1 mg; amiodarone 5 mg/kg; atropine 0.02 mg/kg min 0.1/max 0.5 mg; adenosine 0.1 then 0.2 mg/kg max 6/12 mg; defibrillation 2 → 4 J/kg, subsequent ≥4 J/kg not to exceed 10 J/kg; cardioversion 0.5–1 then 2 J/kg; fluid bolus 10–20 mL/kg; calcium/bicarbonate/magnesium not routine.)
- American Heart Association. 2025 Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm. Dallas, TX: AHA. cpr.heart.org. (Arrest drug doses and shock energies used here.)
- Cuffed endotracheal tube internal diameter (mm) ≈ (age in years ÷ 4) + 3.5; uncuffed ≈ (age ÷ 4) + 4; insertion depth at the lip ≈ tube size × 3 cm — standard PALS age-based estimates for children ≈ 1–10 years; confirm with a length-based tape. 2025 AHA PALS.
Doses and energies were transcribed from the 2025 AHA PALS guideline. Your facility may use locally adapted dosing — that takes precedence at the bedside.
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