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.
I believe that it is absurd to require the use of auto-injectors in the setting of an ambulance and I call for it to end. Take Epi-Pens out of ambulances and replace them with the cheaper and more available ampules of epinephrine 1:1000. There is absolutely no need to require EMTs to use auto-injectors.