Uses

Chemical Facts | home

Historical Background | Chemical Facts | Uses | Bibliography | Allison Cutting and Amanda Hubbel

Uses

lifetime because of its fast degradation. Taking adrenaline orally has no effect on the body. Therefore it has to be administered intravenously. It is used as sympathicomimeticum (drugs, which support the beating of the heart), broncholyticum (drugs, which relax the bronchial muscles) and antiasthmaticum (drugs against asthma). It also is used to staunch or prevent bleedings during surgery or in the case of inner organ bleeding. Because adrenaline leads to contraction of blood vessels, it is administered in combination with local anesthetics. In this combination, anesthetics have a longer lasting effect and can be administered in smaller doses. Adrenaline is not injected into peripheral tissues (i.e. nose, ears, toes, fingers) because it causes vasoconstriction, which is the clamping down of blood vessels, and therefore can cause tissue damage. Adrenaline is often used with Novocain to anesthetize or numb tissues prior to suturing lacerations.

Other uses of adrenaline include:

Surgical aid to control hemorrhaging - used to shock the body and stop the bleeding

Stimulant in cardiac arrest - Stimulates the heart in the case of a heart attack

Bronchodilator and Antispasmodic in bronchial asthma - Opens up bronchial tubes in the lungs and keeps blood vessels from having spasms

Vasoconstrictor in anaphylactic shock - clamps down and shuts down vessels in the case of shock caused by allergic reaction

Used to help end hypoglycemic comas - jumps starts organ functions during comas

Antidote for allergic reactions, hives, and hay fever


	Chemical Facts \| home Historical Background \| Chemical Facts \| Uses \| Bibliography \| Allison Cutting and Amanda Hubbel Uses lifetime because of its fast degradation. Taking adrenaline orally has no effect on the body. Therefore it has to be administered intravenously. It is used as sympathicomimeticum (drugs, which support the beating of the heart), broncholyticum (drugs, which relax the bronchial muscles) and antiasthmaticum (drugs against asthma). It also is used to staunch or prevent bleedings during surgery or in the case of inner organ bleeding. Because adrenaline leads to contraction of blood vessels, it is administered in combination with local anesthetics. In this combination, anesthetics have a longer lasting effect and can be administered in smaller doses. Adrenaline is not injected into peripheral tissues (i.e. nose, ears, toes, fingers) because it causes vasoconstriction, which is the clamping down of blood vessels, and therefore can cause tissue damage. Adrenaline is often used with Novocain to anesthetize or numb tissues prior to suturing lacerations. Other uses of adrenaline include: Surgical aid to control hemorrhaging - used to shock the body and stop the bleeding Stimulant in cardiac arrest - Stimulates the heart in the case of a heart attack Bronchodilator and Antispasmodic in bronchial asthma - Opens up bronchial tubes in the lungs and keeps blood vessels from having spasms Vasoconstrictor in anaphylactic shock - clamps down and shuts down vessels in the case of shock caused by allergic reaction Used to help end hypoglycemic comas - jumps starts organ functions during comas Antidote for allergic reactions, hives, and hay fever