Emergency Medications
Medication commonly given for severe anaphylaxis
What is epinephrine?
A patient collapses in the waiting room. This should happen immediately.
What is call for help/blow the whistle?
The role of the runner does these tasks during an emergency.
The code cart location.
Where is the middle back wall?
This is the first step to take when using an AED.
What is turning on the device?
What is intramuscular naloxone (Narcan)
This assigned person helps delegate roles, keep the emergency organized, and calls the shots.
What is team leader?
This role can independently administer emergency medications during an emergency.
RN (or Provider)
Used to deliver higher levels of oxygen, 4-10L.
The compression to breath ratio for CPR in an adult
One staff member should be assigned this responsibility whenever an emergency medication is given so that there is record of the administration.
What is documenting the medication, dose, route, and time?
RN: "MA call 911"
MA: "I am calling 911."
This is an example of what.
What is closed-loop communication?
Documentation is vital during an emergency, list three examples of important information to include.
What is medication administration, vital signs, compression, shocks delivered, time EMS was called/arrived, patient's chief complaint, allergies, name/DOB, symptoms, etc?
This is where you find emergency Aspirin.
What is the emergency medication box in the code cart?
This should be done as soon as possible during a cardiac arrest.
What is applying the AED?
A patient is unresponsive with slow breathing and pinpoint pupils. This emergency medication should be considered
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
A provider gives a verbal order for epinephrine during an anaphylactic reaction, the MA should:
What is repeat back the order and administer the medication?
Name three things a non-clinical staff member can do during an emergency.
What is calling EMS, directing EMS, crowd control, directing foot traffic, providing patient identification information (FACE sheets, meds, allergies, med history, etc), notify leadership/clinic, support family members, etc.
The location of oxygen tanks.
What is the code cart?
High-quality chest compressions should be hard and fast at approximately this rate.
What is 100-120 compressions per minute?
Mnemonic device used to correctly administer an EpiPen.
What is "Orange to the thigh, blue to the sky"?
A patient receiving a vaccine injection suddenly develops lip swelling and difficulty breathing. There is no RN present. The MA should do this next.
What is call for help, notify a provider, prepare and anticipating the provider ordering epinephrine?
If you blow your whistle to alert staff to your patient having a medical emergency and no additional help comes, you should do this.
Remain with the patient, continue blowing your whistle, shout for help, use your phone to call for help.
Regular assessments and safety checks should be performed on AEDs to ensure the battery is functioning at the time of an emergency, how often is this checked AND how is it checked?
Daily and by looking for the green check mark on the device.
The AED machine advises a shock, this is an important next step.
What is stopping compressions, rescue breaths, and everyone clearing the patient?