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Carbomix® The proper dosage for activated charcoal is 1 gram per each kilogram of the patient's weight.

Source(s):EMT

Here are the doses for infants, children, and adults:

•Infants (under 1 y/o): 1 g/kg.

•Children (1–12 y/o): 15–30 g or 1–2 g/kg with at least 8 oz of water.

•Adults: 30–100 g or 1–2 g/kg with at least 8 oz of water.

1 kg = 2.2 lbs so if the victim is 60 lbs = 27 kgs so the proper dose would be 27 to 54 g's of activated charcoal in 8 oz. of water or more. The slurry of activated charcoal is just easier to get down if you mix it with more water, the less water the thicker the slurry.

charcoal granules:

3 tablespoons/10 kg of body weight

e.g. 3 tablespoons of charcoal granules for a person weighing 10 kg, and 6 tablespoons for a person weighing 20 kg

adult dose: 50 g = 1 bottle

or

Carbo medicinalis® -tablets:

4 tablets/kg of body weight

e.g. 40 tablets for a person weighing 10 kg, and 80 tablets for a person weighing 20 kg

adult dose: 50 g = 200 tablets

Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, activated coal or carbo activatus, is a form of carbon that has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions.[1]

The word activated in the name is sometimes replaced with active. Due to its high degree of microporosity, just 1 gram of activated carbon has a surface area in excess of 500 m2 (about one tenth the size of an American football field), as determined typically by nitrogen gas adsorption. Sufficient activation for useful applications may come solely from the high surface area, though further chemical treatment often enhances the absorbing properties of the material. Activated carbon is usually derived from charcoal.

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