Effects of Epinephrine and Intravenous (I.V.) Needle on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Outcome

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

904

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2003

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2008

Conditions
Cardiac Arrest
Interventions
DRUG

Epinephrine

Epinephrine 1 mg is given iv. every 3 min during CPR

DEVICE

Intravenous needle

An intravenous needle in placed as soon as possible during CPR

DRUG

Atropine

Atropine 3 mg iv in initial systole

DRUG

Amiodarone

amiodarone 300 mg iv after repeated failed defibrillation attempts

Trial Locations (1)

N-0407

Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Laerdal Medical

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Ullevaal University Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Health Region East, Norway

OTHER

collaborator

Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

University of Oslo

OTHER

lead

Petter Andreas Steen

OTHER

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