Question

This problem is from a New York Times article. Researchers tested a group of 28 doctors. The doctors were told that a 5-year-old child suffering a potentially fatal allergic reaction to peanuts needed an emergency injection of 0.12 mg of epinephrine. The bottle of epinephrine is labeled 1 mg in 1 mL of solution. What volume of this solution would you inject if you were the doctor

Answer 1

0.12 mL of the epinephrine solution.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have:

A bottle of epinephrine labeled 1 mg in 1 mL of solution,

We need to prepare:

An injection of 0.12 mg of epinephrine

Hence:

`(1 mL)/(1 mg)*0.12 mg = 0.12 mL`

Therefore, to prepare an injection of 0.12 mg of epinephrine labeled 1 mg in 1 mL we need to inject 0.12 mL of the epinephrine solution.

I hope it helps you!