TABLE 3.
Medications administered among out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest cases identified in the NEMSIS data set
| Medications n (%) | Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest events (n = 574,824) |
|---|---|
| Vasopressors | |
| Epinephrine | 129,389 (22.5) |
| Vasopressin | 1494 (0.3) |
| Antiarrhythmic, electrolytes, and other medications | |
| Atropine | 6533 (1.1) |
| Lidocaine | 4069 (0.7) |
| Amiodarone | 16,476 (2.9) |
| Adenosine | 1381 (0.2) |
| Calcium | 6187 (1.1) |
| Magnesium | 1282 (0.2) |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 35,052 (6.1) |
| Glucose (D50W) | 17,347 (3.0) |
| Insulin | 9 (0.0) |
| Continuous infusions | |
| Dopamine | 2352 (0.4) |
| Dobutamine | 29 (0.0) |
| Norepinephrine | 319 (0.1) |
| Phenylephrine | 37 (0.0) |
| Antidotes | |
| Flumazenil | 22 (0.0) |
| Naloxone | 29,036 (5.1) |
| Intravenous fluids | |
| Lactated Ringer's solution | 3024 (0.5) |
| Normal saline | 71,505 (12.4) |
| D5W, D10W | 813 (0.1) |
| Other medications | |
| Antihypertensive | 10,641 (1.9) |
| Sedatives | 6448 (1.1) |
| Paralytics | 2106 (0.4) |
| Anticoagulants | 122 (0.0) |