Hospital Equipment
A device that measures blood oxygen saturation by clipping onto a patient's finger.
What is a pulse oximeter?
The insertion of a small hollow tube into a patient's vein using a needle for administration of medications.
What is an intravenous (IV) catheter insertion?
A fire.
What is a code red?
Where a patient would go if they were experiencing a heart problem.
What is cardiology?
CPR
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
A set of drawers on wheels used to dispense emergency medication/equipment at the site of a life threatening emergency.
What is a crash cart?
ECHOcardiogram
What is a visual of the action of the heart using ultrasound waves used for the diagnosis or monitoring of heart disease?
Cardiac or respiratory arrest or a medical emergency that requires immediate intervention.
What is a code blue?
Where a patient would go if they were suspected to have a broken arm.
What is radiology?
Craniotomy
A device used to look into a patient's ear canal.
What is an otoscope?
Tracheal Intubation
What is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway?
An infant or child abduction.
What is a code pink?
Where a patient would go if they were experiencing symptoms of kidney failure.
What is the renal unit?
What is circumoral cyanosis?
A device used to measure the level of glucose in a patient's blood.
What is a glucometer?
The extraction of a sample of cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a disease.
What is a biopsy?
An active bomb threat.
What is a code black?
Where a patient would go after surgery is completed.
What is the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)?
Renal ischemia
What is a loss of blood flow to the kidneys.
A small tube that is placed into an incontinent patient's bladder through their urethra to drain urine for collection.
What is a urinary catheter?
The insertion of a small tube through the nose and into the stomach for feeding purposes.
What is a nasogastric tube insertion?
A missing patient.
What is a code green?
Where a patient would go if they were having complications with Crohn's Disease or IBS.
What is gastroenterology?
Surgical removal of the stomach.
What is a gastrectomy?