title: Epinephrine compared to placebo in cardiac arrest resuscitation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Does epinephrine (adrenaline) used in the context of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest improve outcomes?
  
  
  METHODS
  Jacobs IG, Finn JC, Jelinek GA, et al. Effect of adrenaline on survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Resuscitation 2011;82:1138-43.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the effect of epinephrine in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on patient survival to hospital discharge, prehospital return of spontaneous circulation, and neurologic outcomes.
authors.forename: Tudor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Botnaru
authors.forename: Jerrald
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dankoff
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D004837:Epinephrine