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.
Alternatively, in intubated patients, epinephrine can be injected via the endotracheal tube directly into the bronchial tree at the same dose as for IV injection. Intracardiac 1:10,000 (0.1 mg/mL) solution: 0.3 to 0.5 mg (3 to 5 mL).