Useful Equipment
When to Call RAT
Early Intervention
Causes (H's and T's)
100

When in an emergency this equipment is loaded with everything you need

Crash Cart

100

Heart rate less than this number

40

100

This is the first thing you should do if you suspect the patient might have a problem

Check for responsiveness

100

This H is related to temperature

Hypothermia

200

It is can sometimes be "shocking" how effective this piece of equipment is

AED

200

Respiratory rate less than this rate

8

200

Checking for carotid pulse and respirations should take no longer than this

10 seconds

200

This T causes a lot of tension

Tension pneumothorax

300

This equipment helps overcome the issues of a squishy mattress 

Backboard

300

Systolic Blood Pressure less than this

90

300

Providing effective breaths using bag/mask ventilation includes these things. (name at least 2)

Open the airway

Use the CE hand position

Connect bag to oxygen source

Expand the bag before providing breaths

Remove pillow

300

This H is an excess of this ion

Hydrogen ion (acidosis)

400

This equipment provides positive pressure to hopefully allow the patient to have a positive outcome

Bag/mask ventilation

400

This changing in your neuro assessment would warrant a call to RAT

conscious state

400

This is the optimal sight to check a pulse during resuscitation 

Femoral

400

This T is has a Brittney Spears song named after it

Toxins

500

This equipment can help clear the airway of any debris


Suction

500

Heart rate greater than this number

130

500

While the AED is charging you should be doing this

Compressions

500

Two T's are caused by this pesky little obstruction

Thrombosis