Critical care medic here. Adult CPR at least has some evidence in its favor on a population level, but only as a bridge to using electricity. CPR alone is merely slowing deaths arrival.
There is NO evidence to support any of the commonly used advanced cardiac life support drugs in terms of functioning brain leaving the hospital. Epinephrine (for arrest, not shock or anaphylaxis), atropine, lidocaine, amiodarone, procainamide, digitalis, etc. Its electricity or bust.
There is NO evidence to support any of the commonly used advanced cardiac life support drugs in terms of functioning brain leaving the hospital. Epinephrine (for arrest, not shock or anaphylaxis), atropine, lidocaine, amiodarone, procainamide, digitalis, etc. Its electricity or bust.
Just one of many reviews on this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129833/