Code Cart
Location of emergency medications
What is Drawer 1/Top Drawer?
A blood sugar less than 70
What is hypoglycemia?
An area to document vital signs in real time
What is the "QuickBar"?
Rhythm characterized by an irregularly irregular heart beat
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
Turn Lifepak On, Select Energy, Clear the patient/bed, Depress Charge
What are the steps to defibrillate a patient?
Location of supplies to draw labs
What is Drawer 3?
Acronym for aspirin AND antiplatelet therapy prescribed after cardiac stent placement
What is DAPT (Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy)?
Contains the majority of actions taken in a Code Blue
What is "Interventions"?
The rhythm is characterized by a prolonged PR interval
What is Sinus rhythm with 1st degree AV block?
Delivery of energy to treat symptomatic bradycardia
What is Transcutaneous Pacing?
Location of intubation equipment
What is Drawer 2?
An antiplatelet medication that must be given with a daily dose of 81mg of aspirin
What is Brilinta (ticagrelor)?
The most important staff to add as "Arrived" (2)
Who are the Code Leader and RN administering meds?
Complex on ECG tracing that represents ventricular repolarization (when cells are returning to their resting state)
What is the T wave?
The person responsible for ensuring all staff are clear from the patient/bed
Who is the person who presses the "Shock" button?
Location of oxygen and suction regulators
What is Drawer 5?
This EF is used as a cut off for prescribing medications and making therapy decisions for patients with CHF
What is an EF less than 40%?
Gold Standard for determining proper intubation
What is exhaled CO2 device?
The first upright wave before the QRS complex that represents atrial depolarization
What is the P wave?
Treatment for symptomatic tachycardia that requires synchronization with intrinsic R waves
What is cardioversion?
Located in a binder or laminated cards on top of code cart
What are ACLS algorithms and medication guidelines?
An underutilized service that leads to improved mortality after a heart attack
What is Cardiac Rehabilitation?
Initial cardiac rhythm at onset, time defibrillator pads applied, time compression initiated
What is "Required" documentation for a Code Blue?
When every third beat is a Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)
What is Ventricular trigemini?
Three lead ECG must be attached in order to perform these functions
What are synchronized cardioversion or transcutaneous pacing?