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I’m not supposed to ever have epinephrin, so I’m not supposed to use the EpiPen because I have some weird heart thing.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2021
Quickly nurse and doctor gave the other three patients intravenous injections of epinephrin as an antidote, but they had already turned pale, were staggering and clutching their throats.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hypodermic administration of epinephrin solutions, 1:10,000, or solutions of pituitary extract, 1:10,000, should be considered; they are often valuable.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
The rise in blood pressure from epinephrin is due entirely to its action on the peripheral blood vessels and the heart.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
In large doses, or when it is too frequently repeated, epinephrin depresses the respiration.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
