The Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Drug Kit contained a complete set of advanced life support (ALS) pharmaceuticals for administer during a cardiac arrest and/or a coronary crisis in the 70's. The can in this picture was dubbed "Code In A Can" when it was provided for use in the "first aid tents" on location at Pope John Paul II's first Mass held in the United States during His first visit here in Urbandale, Iowa in October 1979.

 It was manufactured by International Medication Systems, Limited (IMS), an internationally licensed manufacturer of sterile injectable pharmaceuticals supplying worldwide markets, including the U.K., Canada and Germany.

 The Code in a Can contained:

(4) Sodium Bicarbonate 7.5%/50 ml
(1) Dextrose 50%/50ml
(2) Calcium Chloride 10%/10ml
(1) Epinephrine 1:10,000/10ml
(1) Atropine 1mg/10ml
(1) Lidocaine 100mg/10ml
 
 The administration set was the Min- I-Jet® system; a two-part pre-filled glass vial and syringe with a standard needle, designed for the delivery of medication via the intramuscular, subcutaneous or intravenous route.

To open the container, the emergency care provider simply pulled the plastic ring, which was attached to a string under the label. When the label was torn all the way around the can, the top was then lifted upward and all your "first line" cardiac arrest medications were at your fingertips for the resuscitation effort.

This unopened piece is on loan to the museum and is owned by:
Tony Collins EMT-PS/CCP EMS-I
Dallas Center, Iowa.

Special thanks to Tom Bartlett for providing the additional research and information concerning the  Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Drug Kit aka "Code in a Can"