Tech Bootcamp & Shades of Unity

STROKE

300

5 Common stroke symptoms

Facial droop, slurred speech, dizziness, trouble ambulating, blurry vision

500

What is the stroke process, for a pre-hospital stroke alert, as a tech from beginning to end?

^{1.Get weighted litter and monitor to CT}

^{2.Vitals - set up monitor and set to q5 minutes on auto}

^{3. Blood glucose} 

^{4. Change patient once back in room.}  

^{5. Perform EKG.}  

PHLEBOTOMY

100

Something you confirm before drawing lab work.

2 patient identifiers (Name & DOB)

200

How do you properly find a vein?

Palpate - touch

300

What supplies are needed to do lab work? 

Butterfly, vaccutainer, tourniquet, alcohol swab, gauze, tape, blood tubes.  

500

What is the correct order of draw?

Blood Cultures (blue, purple) 

light blue

dark blue

red

yellow

light green

dark green

lav

pink 

gray

CARDIAC

200

HR: 42

Bradycardia 

300

Where are our 6 crash cart locations?

4 adult

1 pediatric

1 neonatal

^Trauma

^9&10

^12&13

^{outside 17}

^{room 25 - neo/ peds}

400

HR: 146

Tachycardia 

500

How do you perform a right side EKG? 

Same as a left (normal EKG), but on the right. 

MISC.

100

Something techs fill out daily.

Tech checklist