Stroke Alert
MRT
Hodge Podge
STEMI
Alert
Code Blue
100
The timeframe that we need the lab work to come back in after a stroke alert is called
What is 45 minutes?
100
Called on inpatients only who have had a change in status but still have a pulse and a heart beat
What is an MRT?
100
5555
What is the number you call for any Code from any phone?
100
ST segment elevation or a new Left Bundle Branch Block
What changes an MRT to a STEMI alert?
100
Code Blue
What is called on both patients and visitors who have no pulse or respirations?
200
the timeframe to get to cat Scan after a stroke alert is called
What is 25 min?
200
Increase or decrease in HR, B/P, RR, change in HR, feeling of doom, elevated temperatures, decrease in oxygen saturation, respiratory distress, critical labs, bleeding, loss of pulses, etc.
What are some reasons to call an MRT?
200
In the Ambulatory Campus this is called on awake alert patients and visitors instead of an MRT
What is a Code Blue?
200
Obtain an EKG and call an MRT
What is the first thing you do if a patient complains of new onset chest pain?
200
Someone needs to hand-out personnel protective equipment to everyone entering the room
What should happen when a patient codes on isolation?
300
the timeframe in which TPA can be given to someone under 80 from last seen normal
What is 4 1/2 hours
300
Decreases the number of Code Blues secondary to early expert intervention
What is an MRT?
300
The scale utilized to determine if TPA administration is appropriate
What is NIH stroke scale?
300
weakness, fatigue, nausea, back pain, jaw pain, abdominal discomfort, SOB
What are some signs and symptoms of atypical chest pain?
300
should remain at the bedside to give SBAR report to the Code team
Who is the primary patient nurse?
400
the timeframe from last seen normal that TPA can be given to someone over 80
What is 4.5 hours
400
Should remain at the bedside to answer questions, provide information to the MRT team using SBAR format
What is the primary patient nurse?
400
Obtain a stat BS when this type of Code is called
What is a stroke?
400
Right sided EKG
What is sometimes ordered if a patient has an inferior wall MI and has a very unstable blood pressure?
400
Called on a pediatric patient instead of code blue so that appropriate personnel respond
What is Code white?
500
recent trauma, head injury, INR above 1.7 in someone under 80, anticoagulation on board in someone aboe 80, uncontrolled hypertension, recent surgery
What are some contraindications to receiving TPA?
500
RN from CCU for adult MRT, RN from ED for pedi MRT, family practice resident or house physician for adult MRT, ED physican for pedi MRT
Who are members of the MRT team?
500
Utilize a black ball point pen, utilize the time on the Lifepak 20 for identifying event times, complete the Critique, complete in real time, utilize the appropriate form
What are documentation concerns?
500
TNK or TPA
What are the thrombolytics given to a patient with an STEMI when it is not possible to get them to an interventional cath lab in under 90 minutes?
500
Call for help, obtain the Code Cart, begin CPR, place back board under patient, apply quik -combi pads, follow AED prompts
What are initial responsibilities in a Code Blue?
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