Specimens
This type of specimen is placed in an empty container and sent immediately to pathology for examination.
What is a frozen section/Intraoperative Consultation/Touch Prep?
This number is dialed when calling a Code Blue/Cardiac Arrest.
What is 4444?
Using a minimum amount of two people, simultaneously lowering the patient's legs to the OR bed.
What is removing patient's legs from the lithotomy position?
The range of humidity in the O.R.
What is 30 - 60%?
A potentially fatal inherited disorder that is associated with the use of anesthetic gases, such as isoflurane, enflurane, sevoflurane, or desflurane, and the depolarizing muscle relaxant succinylcholine.
What is Malignant Hyperthermia (MH)?
This liquid is a colorless solution of formaldehyde in water, used as a preservative.
What is formalin?
The name of the code that is called if an infant or child is missing within the hospital.
What is Code Green?
The most common nerve injured related to improper patient positioning.
The range of the temperature for the O.R.
What is 68 - 75 degrees?
The first action that the anesthesia professional monitoring the patient will perform when MH is suspected.
What is discontinue anesthetic gases immediately?
This specimen can determine which antibiotics should be given to a patient.
What is Culture and Sensitivity?
The name of the code that is called when there is a Disaster
What is code Yellow?
In this position, chest rolls are used to relieve pressure on the patient's chest and abdomen.
What is the prone position?
Fluids in the warmers will not be warmed above this temperature.
What is 110 degrees?
The treatment for MH
What is Dantrolene/Ryanodex?
To obtain this specimen, the surgeon irrigates a body cavity with normal saline, collects the fluid and sends to pathology.
What is washing for cytology?
The name of the code that is called when a Behavioral Patient is attempting to flee.
What is Code Elopement?
The direction that the palms face on the padded arm board.
What is palm facing up (supinated)?
Blankets in the warmers will not be warmed above this temperature.
What is 130 degrees?
One of the initial signs of MH is an unexplained rise in this level.
What is ETCO2?
Shared Specimens are delivered to this area.
What is 2 East?
The name of the code that is called when a patient is having a Stroke.
What is Stroke Alert?
Three common injuries sustained related to patient positioning.
What is pressure, shear and friction?
This system provides environmental temperature management and asset tracking at CCH.
What is Stanley MobileView?
The national nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the optimum care and scientific understanding of MH and disorders that are related to it
What is the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS)?