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We recommend that for patients who arrest in a catheter laboratory the benefits of epinephrine which are mainly based on out-of-hospital arrest randomised controlled trials (RCTs) may also apply in terms of an increased return of spontaneous circulation.IA
We recommend that for patients who arrest with ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) intravenous epinephrine 1 mg is given after the third shock cycle.IA
We recommend that for patients who arrest with a non-shockable rhythm intravenous epinephrine 1 mg is given after the third cycle of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) rather than immediately to allow time for reversible causes of cardiac arrest to be addressedIIaC