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.
o Epinephrine is the first drug that should be used in the emergency management of a child having. a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. o Epinephrine injection is available in a number of self-administration delivery devices. o There are no contraindications to the use of epinephrine for a life-threatening allergic reaction. o In patients who have had anaphylactic reactions, it is recommended that epinephrine be given at. the start of any reaction occurring in conjunction with exposure to a known or suspected allergen.