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.
Injection of epinephrine is the first-aid medication of choice for anaphylaxis, as recommended in all anaphylaxis guidelines. Most guidelines also recommend injecting epinephrine from an auto-injector intramuscularly in the midanterolateral aspect of the thigh.3. Epinephrine's Î±1-, Î²1-, and Î²2-adrenergic effects in most body systems can both prevent and relieve the life-threatening symptoms of anaphylaxis.