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.
A recent journal article about a study in to the use of epinephrine in cardiac arrest is supporting that concern. The study looked at 1500 cardiac arrest patients over 12 years all of whom achieved successful return of spontaneous circulation or ROSC.