Your paramedic unit responds to a cardiac arrest call. The patient is intubated successfully. You are ordered to administer epinephrine 1/:10,000 solution via the endotracheal tube. Why is this an acceptable method of drug administration?
a. It is more reliable that IO medication administration.
b. It is more reliable that IV drug administration.
c. It is acceptable because of the large surface area available for absorption of the medication in the respiratory tract.
d. This is not an acceptable method of drug administration for a cardiac arrest patient
Answer: c. It is acceptable because of the large surface area available for absorption of the medication in the respiratory tract.
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