Continuous naloxone infusion for opiate poisoning in infancy*

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I report the successful treatment of severe infantile opiate poisoning with continuous naloxone infusions. Two infants, one aged 12 months and the other 3 days, were intoxicated with 100 mg normethadone and 5 mg morphine, respectively. They were given constant infusions of 0.04 and 0.16 mg/kg/hr for 2 1/2 and 5 days, respectively. Continuous naloxone infusion should be considered in the management of severe opiate poisoning.

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    Presented at the Scientific Assembly of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Atlanta, October 24 to 27, 1983.

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