This is also known as crash carts are found in all hospitals and emergency rooms and contain supplies and equipment necessary to treat life-threatening situations. Emergency Cart is a wheeled cabinet or chest of drawers that contains all of the equipment necessary for emergency resuscitation. This is conveniently position throughout hospitals and other medical facilities so that they can be quickly accessed in an emergency. Functions: ?The function of a crash cart is to provide a mobile station within the hospital that contains everything needed to treat a life-threatening situation.
?The advantage of mobility is that it allows the treatment to come to the patient when needed. Medication ?Emergency carts contain a variety of medications to treat an even wider variety of ailments. Equipment ?Contain equipment that may become necessary in life-threatening situations. The top of the cart houses a defibrillator, a suction machine and an oxygen tank while the lower drawers contain syringes, medical tubing and rubber gloves. Contents of Emergency Cart ?Top of trolley: Defibrillator & cardiac monitor. Side of cart : Portable suction machine Suction machine Pediatric & adult yank Auer sucker Oxygen cylinder with:
Pressure reducing valve Pressure gauge Nipple adaptor Cylinder key Flow meter Oxygen tubing connected to the flow meter Code blue performance quality sheet Code blue attendance sheet IV Fluids ?PNSS ?D5NSS ?D5 0. 3 NaCL ?D5LR ?D5NM ?D5IMB ?D5W Example of fluids & their uses: ?1. D5W 500cc/250cc (Dextrose in 5% water) ?It is used to supply water and calories to the body. It is also used as a mixing solution (diluent) for other IV medications. Dextrose is a natural sugar found in the body and serves as a major energy source. When used as an energy source, dextrose allows the body to preserve its muscle mass.?.
2. LACTATED RINGERS 1000cc ? Is often used for fluid resuscitation after a blood loss due to trauma and surgery, or burn injury. ?3.
NORMAL SALINE SOLUTION 1000cc/250cc (NSS) ? Normal saline can be used to cleanse, irrigate, or moisturize wounds. It is also used in IV fluids for dehydration and in contact lens solutions. Drawer 1: Airway and Breathing ?Laryngoscope and guide wires ?ET tubes ?Glucometer ?Mouthguards ?Dobutamine ?Leukoplast ?Ky jelly ?flashlight Drawer 2: IV Supplies ?IV set ?IV cannulas ?Sterile gloves ?Urobag ?Foley Catheters ?Suction catheters.
Drawer 3: Emergency Medications Aminoplyline Atenol Atropine sulfate Berodual neb. Budesonide neb. Calcium gluconate Captopril Cloridine Comvbivent Cordarone Diazepam Diphenhydramine Dobutamine Dopamine Epinephrine Flammazine Furosemide HAES-steril Hydrocortisone Hyosine Isosorbide dinitrate Lanoxin Lidocaine HCl Mg. sulfate Metoclopramide Nalbuphine HCL Nicardioine Nifedipine nitroglycerine Paracetamol Sodium bicarbonate Solu-mdrol Terbutaline sulfate Tramadol HCL Tranexamic acid Ventolin neb. Verapamil Drawer 4: ?Ambubag ?Asepto syringe ?Oxygen masks/ cannula ?Neb kit ?Stomach tubes ?syringes.