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

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

Which Drug Is Considered the Most Useful in Treating Cardiac