Side note here: Actually, literally life saving. Once given, just know that the person will be shivering, and might feel cold. If you've never seen or felt it, it may be alarming, but it's perfectly natural.
The way I used to remember it is Epinephrine is Adrenaline, the same drug class as caffeine (3 letters on the end of both words tell you). Their strengths are obviously different, but the effect the person has is as though they just drank like 10 pots of very strong coffee all at once. Adrenaline is your fight or flight drug, too. You might feel lik e you just fought a dinosaur.
Side note here: Actually, literally life saving. Once given, just know that the person will be shivering, and might feel cold. If you've never seen or felt it, it may be alarming, but it's perfectly natural.
The way I used to remember it is Epinephrine is Adrenaline, the same drug class as caffeine (3 letters on the end of both words tell you). Their strengths are obviously different, but the effect the person has is as though they just drank like 10 pots of very strong coffee all at once. Adrenaline is your fight or flight drug, too. You might feel lik e you just fought a dinosaur.
Thanks for reading and for sharing this insight, Emmy. Have you experienced this yourself or heard it from others?
I have seen it when I've given it in the field. (Old Paramedic here)
Thanks Emmy. I bet you have some interesting stories to tell from those days.