Is this really a slang term?. I've never seen this term before. I'm familar with this term, but I don't use it.. I occassionally use this term.. I use this term all the time!.
March 11, 2015. Epinephrine is widely used and recommended by Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), but its effectiveness in neurologic outcomes has never been truly established.
Epinephrine. Epinephrine is the most frequently used medication during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is the first drug used in children with severe hypotension, bradycardia, asystole, or pulseless arrest. In the face of decreased perfusion, epinephrine is used to produce alpha-adrenergic vasoconstriction which increases systemic vascular resistance.