Stroke Code
MISC
Code Blue
Time Lines
Documentation
100
Who calls a Code stroke
What is an RN
100
how often is epinephrine given during a code when indicated?
What is every 3-5 minutes
100
If you find a patient in cardiac arrest what should you do first?
What is call for help first, then start resuscitation
100
What is the timeframe that a code stroke should be called in?
What is within 15 minutes from patient arrival
100
where do you document a code stroke
What is ED narrator- stroke tab
200
Does an RN need provider approval to call a code stroke?
What is NO
200
Where is the ALTEPLASE
What is omnifridge or the pharmacy
200
what is the first piece of equipment that should be brought in for a code blue?
What is defibrillator or crash cart
200
What is the timeframe that a neurologist should be on the screen in?
What is within 20 minutes of patient arrival
200
Where do you find the NIH stroke scale
What is ED narrator, stroke tab
300
What is FAST
What is face, arms, speech, time
300
where would you locate the STEMI meds
What crash cart
300
If you have a code in the hospital, where would you get the lucas?
What is the ambulance
300
What is the timeframe that CT should be do in?
What is within 25 minutes of patient arrival
300
Where do I document the dysphasia screening?
What is ED narrator tab stroke
400
What does LTKW
What is last time known well
400
what is the rate of compressions
What is 30:2
400
What is the recommended shock energy dose during a code
What is 120-200j
400
What is the timeframe that lab results?
What is within 45 minutes of patient arrival
400
How does the provider pull in the NIH stroke scale to their note?
What is .nih (important to have the screening filled out prior to the provider pulling it in)
500
If LTKW was 12 hours ago, should ALTEPLASE be given?
what is NO
500
When can vasopressin replace epinephrine?
What is the first or second dose at 40 units
500
what are the 3 of the 4 indications to give epinephrine in a code
What is VF, pulseless VT, Asystole or PEA
500
What is the timeframe that Alteplase should be administered in?
What is within 60 minutes of patient arrival.
500
Where do you currently document code blues
What is paper
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