Rapid Response
Dial this number to report a rapid response or any emergency
What is 77
This is the first step in basic life support.
This is what RACE is used for and what it stands for.
What is for code reds/fires.
Rescue
Alarm
Confine/Contain
Evacuate/Extinguish
True or False: A family member must be removed from the bedside during an emergency.
What is False
Which point of care testing is done right away when a rapid response is called
What is a blood sugar check
This is the ratio of compressions to breaths in an adult patient
What is 30:2
(30 compressions, 2 breaths)
The immediate action to take if a patient becomes agitated and aggressive, threatening to hit staff.
What is call a Code White.
This is the machine that must be attached to the patient during an emergency
What is the defibrillator/Lifepak.
True or False: A PCA is able to call a Rapid Response
What is: True
This is the rate of compressions per minute.
What is 100-120 compressions per minute.
A patient who suddenly sounds garbled and who has new arm weakness has a concern for this.
The type of blood sugar emergency characterized by symptoms like sweating, tremors, confusion, and anxiety.
What is hypoglycemia/low blood sugar
This is brought to the bedside when an emergency is called
What is the code cart
When giving compressions, you must allow for full chest ________.
What is recoil.
The action to take when there is a Code Amber alert.
What is locate the exits with the pink dot sticker and stand guard, instructing anyone exiting to exit through main lobby.
These items must be available at the bedside for a patient at risk for seizures.
What are suction cannister, tubing, yankauer, oxygen source, seizure pads.
These signs must be assessed and documented upon a rapid response call, with frequent re-assessments.
What are vital signs
The amount of time you assess for a pulse when a patient is unresponsive.
What is 5-10 seconds.
(At least 5, but no longer than 10 seconds).
The action(s) you would take after recognizing that a patient is unresponsive.
What are:
Call for help/rapid response.
Assess for breathing.
Check for a pulse.
True or False: If a patient's vital signs are within normal limits, there is no need to report a sudden change in their consciousness.
What is False.