I record all events related to the code.
What is the Code Blue recorder?
I am a rhythm with Rate >60 and <100
What is Sinus Rhythm?
1st drawer on the adult crash cart.
What is the medication drawer?
This is the medication to treat symptomatic bradycardia
What is Atropine?
The name of the document to record the Code Blue Event
What is Code Blue form?
There are this many positions for members of the OR Code Team (# of Code role positions)
What is seven? (Team Leader Physician, Compressor, Recorder, Nurse Team Captain, Med Nurse, Monitor Nurse, RT)
I am a flat line
What is Asystole?
In the OR, what equipment is located on the south hallway, near the entrance to the PACU and the staff schedule cubboard.
What is the OR crash cart?
This is the first thing you should do in VF/VT (assume the cardiac monitor is on the patient in the OR).
What is start chest compressions, initiate a code blue emergency response, call for the crash cart, place AED pads on the patient and anticipate a shock is needed?
Location of the Code Blue record
What is on top of the Operating Room Crash Cart?
This person is usually "Position One" a.k.a the Team Leader.
What is the Anesthesiologist/anesthesia provider? (Team Leader Physician)
I am a shockable rhythm.
What is VF or VT?
In addition to being on or near the anesthesia machines in the ORs, you can find these items in the 5th drawer of the crash cart.
What is airway supplies/equipment?
This is the most important intervention during a code blue
What is CPR, starting with compressions
The names that need to be on code blue record.
What is all present staff?
You do this action when you have a Code Blue after hours in the OR.
What is push the Code Blue Button located in all the OR rooms/Endo rooms?
What is pick up the phone and dial direct 711; announce Code Blue location/room number 3 times?
The adult dose in joules for VT/VF is _______with a maximum dose of ______joules you can use on a patient (biphasic machine).
What is adult dose is 150 joules (adult dose), and 200 joules max dose?
You call this department when the crash cart lock has been broken, and plastic seal on the medications in drawer #1 has been broken.
What is pharmacy?
I can give medicines during a code.
What is any RN with ACLS training?
What is a Medication Nurse?
Department responsible to checking outdate of medications on the crashcart.
What is Pharmacy?
Everyone should have one and stick to it
What is a Role?
Most significant degree of heart block requiring immediate pacing
What is Complete Heart Block or 3rd Degree Heart Block?
If the patient does not have IV access then all ACLS medications can be delivered this way
What is Intraossius or IO Needle?
One of the first line of drugs to give during Code Blue.
What is Epinephrine?
This person is responsible for checking the items and PAR levels for items on top of the Code Cart daily.
What is the OR charge nurse, or the OR call nurse on weekends?