Table 2.

Tranexamic acid dosing in pediatric trauma

Age	Loading dose (administer within 3 hours)	Subsequent dose
≥12 years::adult protocol	1 g intravenously over 10 minutes	1 g intravenous infusion over 8 hours
<12 years	15 mg/kg intravenously over 10 minutes (maximum dose 1 g)	2 mg/kg/hr intravenous infusion over 8 hours or until bleeding stops

The Hospital for Sick Children Massive Hemorrhage Protocol for the use of tranexamic acid in pediatric trauma. April 2014. Adapted from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health: Evidence statement - Major trauma and the use of tranexamic acid in children [39].