Help Center / What medication is required to be on the crash cart in an office surgery facility?


The crash cart must include, at a minimum, the following resuscitative medications:

  • Adenosine 6 mg/2 ml x 3
  • Albuterol Inhaler
  • Amiodarone 150 mg x 2
  • Atropine 0.4 mg/ml; 3 ml
  • Calcium chloride 10%; 10 ml
  • Dextrose 50%; 50 ml
  • Diphenhydramine 50 mg
  • Dopamine 200 mg minimum
  • Epinephrine 1:10,000 dilution; 10 ml
  • Epinephrine 1:1000 dilution; 1 ml x 3
  • Flumazenil 0.1 mg/ml; 5 ml x 2
  • Furosemide 40 mg
  • Hydrocortisone or Methylprednisolone or Dexamethasone
  • Lidocaine 100 mg
  • Magnesium sulfate 1 gm x 2
  • Naloxone 0.4 mg/ml; 3 ml
  • Propranolol 1 mg x 1
  • Sodium bicarbonate 50 mEq/50 ml
  • Paralytic agent that is appropriate for use in rapid sequence intubation
  • A calcium channel blocker class drug
  • Intralipid 20% 500 ml solution (only if non-neuraxial regional blocks are performed)

See Rule 64B8-9.009(4)(b), F.A.C., for more information.