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.
Cardiac resuscitation: In adults, the effect of IV epinephrine (1:10,000) may only last a few minutes; therefore, the IV dose may be followed by 0.3 mg of 1:1,000 (1 mg/mL) subcutaneously. Note: Intracardiac injection is no longer recommended in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines.