Charting Requirements
Charting Tips & Tricks
Chest Tube
Atrium
Where am I?
200

What are the 3 things required within the required within the first 15 minutes in a Priority 1 Trauma?

What is a full set of vital signs (including weight, height must be completed prior to dispo), GCS, and surgeon arrival time?

200

In a P1 trauma this must be clicked when the patient enters the trauma bay?

What is “patient arrived”?

200

Why would someone need a chest tube?

What is pneumothorax, hemothorax, and tension pneumothorax?

200

What is the difference between a Peds and Adult Atrium?

What is smaller volume collection device, other than no difference?

200

Where are the 3 places that chest tube atriums are located in the department (be specific)?

What is top left corner of the left trauma cabinet in A2 (opposite A1), What is the chest tube cart located next to the linens?

400

Who should be arrived as soon as arrival to the trauma bay that are not ED staff?

Who is a Trauma Surgeon?

400

When a P1 trauma is activated from the field, these three things should be taken into account when arriving the patient

What is anonymous, gender, and closest to patient age?

400

Where are the 3 places chest tube supplies located?

What is trauma cabinets or chest tube cart?

400

How do you set up an atrium?

What is DEMONSTRATE? 

400

If the underbody Bair Huggers are gone in the trauma bay, where can they be found?  

Where is the back office on the floor next to the bookshelf?

600

If the patient is between the ages of 12-17, this documentation must be completed

What is the CRAAFFT screening?

600

What is the best practice for documenting intubations, medications, and MD assessments?

What is in real time?  

600

What supplies do you need for a chest tube placement? Name 3 things

What is:

Chest tube, atrium, betadine, sutures, chloraprep, suction supplies, tape, dressing, sterile gloves, sterile gown, sterile towels, numbing medication?

600

Where is the water found to fill up Atrium and if it isn't there what do you do?

What is behind the atrium? (Will demonstrate)

600

What 2 locations can small pediatric DL blades and handles be found (not video)?

What is the peds critical care cart and orange airway bag?

800

What is important to review with ED MD’s when imaging is ordered?

What are imaging guidelines?

800

What should be completed prior to patient disposition for any trauma?

What is trauma end/trauma outcome?

800

What are the landmarks for needle decompression?

What is 2nd-3rd intercostal space midclavicular 4th-5th intercostal space midaxillary?

800

What is the minimum suction needed for successful set up?

What is -80 mmHg or higher?

800

Where are the arterial line set up supplies found?

What is the critical care cart in the cold storage?

1000

If a trauma does not come through triage, this button must be clicked

What is EMS prehospital notification?

1000

What makes our lives easier when chart reviewing?

  1. First set of vitals all together 

  1. Primary & Secondary survey’s done all together 

  1. Charting painting a story, so we understand what happened during their care 

1000

What are symptoms of a tension pneumothorax?

What is tracheal deviation, JVD, tachycardia, worsened hypoxia, absent breath sounds?

1000

How do you verify that the suction is adequately working?

What is suction monitoring bevel (orange thing)?

1000

Where can foam tape be found for chest tube securement/dressing (3 places)?

What is the chest tube cart and left side of the A2 trauma cabinet?

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