Testing a shot of epinephrine during out-of-hospital CPR
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial studies whether giving a medicine shot (epinephrine) into the muscle helps children who have a cardiac arrest outside the hospital. It’s meant for emergency situations where CPR is started right away by trained responders.
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Who can take part
- Be a child from 1 day old up to 17 years old
- Have a cardiac arrest happening outside the hospital (not in a hospital)
- First responders started CPR and you continued CPR for at least 1 minute
- CPR must be given by trained professionals (such as paramedics, fire, or police)
- The cardiac arrest must NOT be clearly caused by a traumatic injury (like a major crash or obvious physical trauma)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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