Hi, me again. Just a quick question for you. I am a Paramedic and at around 6 am this morning I was called to a severe asthma attack. Apart from salbutamol and atrovent nebs I administered 200 mg of solu-cortef IV.
I know that the actions of hydrocortisone (even given IV) is usually slow in onset. I'm sure that I read somewhere that the solu-cortef 100mg/1ml presentation was of quite quick onset. Could someone please advise as the A/E Dr seemed to think it had started to work already. I was inclined to agree as she wasn't responding to the nebs but seemed to 'perk up' after hydrocortisone.
Cheers.
UK Street medic
I know that the actions of hydrocortisone (even given IV) is usually slow in onset. I'm sure that I read somewhere that the solu-cortef 100mg/1ml presentation was of quite quick onset. Could someone please advise as the A/E Dr seemed to think it had started to work already. I was inclined to agree as she wasn't responding to the nebs but seemed to 'perk up' after hydrocortisone.
Cheers.
UK Street medic
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