Which drug is considered the most useful in treating childhood cardiac arrest?
A) Bretylium tosylate (Bretylium)
B) Lidocaine hydrochloride (Lidocaine)
C) Epinephrine hydrochloride (Adrenaline)
D) Naloxone (Narcan)

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Epinephrine works on alpha and beta receptors in the heart and is the most useful drug in childhood cardiac arrest. Bretylium is no longer used in pediatric cardiac arrest management. Lidocaine is used for ventricular arrhythmias only. Naloxone is useful only to reverse effects of opioids.

Which Drug Is Considered the Most Useful in Treating Childhood