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.
It stimulates all adrenergic receptors and causes adverse effects in the cardiovascular system and CNS. Contraindications and Precautions of Epinephrine Absolute contraindications to epinephrine include hypersensitivity, sulfite sensitivity, closed-angle glaucoma, cardiac arrhythmia, and its use during labor. Side Effects of Epinephrine Nervousness, restlessness, tremor, n / v (nausea / vomiting), tachycardia, headache