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.
35. , If the infant's heart rate is less than 60 bpm after adequate ventilation and chest compressions, epinephrine at 0.01 to 0.03 mg per kg (1:10,000 solution) should be given intravenously. If epinephrine is administered via endotracheal tube, a dose of 0.05 to 0.1 mg per kg (1:10,000 solution) is needed.