Table 1.

Emergency hydrocortisone doses as per BSPED 2023 guidelines.

Age of Child	Community	Hospital
Neonates (< 28 days)	25mg IM dose	4mg/kg IV initially 4−6 hourly Once stable: 2mg/kg IV 4−6 hourly
Children (< 1 year) Children (1−5 years) Children (> 6 years)	25mg IM dose 50mg IM dose 100mg IM dose	2mg/kg (max 100mg) IV initially 4−6 hourly Once stable: 1mg/kg (max 50mg) IV 4−6 hourly