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You had one Job!
(Roles during a code)
This is NOT a Drill
Things and Stuff
(Materials and Equipment used in a Code)
CPR
The Fast and The Furious
(Rapid Response Team)
100
This role is usually assumed by the first healthcare provider to respond. There has to be a switch of this role after every 2 minutes or about 5 cycles.
Who is the Compressor?
100
The number you call to activate emergency services at GAMC?
What is 6464?
100
This is used to assist in non-invasive ventilation.
What is an ambu-bag or bag-mask device?
100
The ratio of compressions to ventilations.
What is 30:2?
100
This should be called for patients showing new sudden onset of acute coronary syndrome including but not limited to, chest pain, shortness of breath, epigastric pain, shoulder pain, jaw/neck/ upper back pain, and any atypical presentation in the “nose to navel” region.
What is Rapid Response Chest Pain?
200
This person is assigned to document the entire resuscitation process. They would also help secure the medications in the crash cart after the code has ended.
Who is the recorder?
200
A patient with a Do Not Resuscitate order must have this to identify the modification of their code status.
What is the purple armband?
200
Placed behind a patient to assist in providing quality compressions.
What is backboard?
200
The depth of chest compressions.
What is 2 inches?
200
They are the rapid response team.
Who are the critical care nurse, house supervisor & respiratory therapist?
300
This is usually the second responder and ensures that the patient receives 2 ventilations for every 30 compressions.
Who is the airway manager?
300
A patient must be in this condition for code blue to be activated.
What is unresponsive, apneic and/or pulseless?
300
The cart brought into the room when during a code that contains emergency medications and supplies.
What is the crash cart?
300
The emergency code called for pediatric patients.
What is Code White?
300
Criteria to call for the rapid response team.
What is signs of clinical deterioration including but not limited to: Acute changes in vital signs or oxygenation (SBP <90, HR <45 or > 125, RR <10 or >30, Spo2 <90) signs of respiratory distress (e.g. tachypnea, hyperpnea, poor air exchange), chest pain, sudden or new altered mental status, or seizures.
400
This person manages the AED. They ensure safety by announcing "I am going to shock on 3" and then count and announce "ALL CLEAR" before pressing the shock button.
Who is the Defibrillator Manager
400
The Intensivist, House Supervisor, Critical Care Nurse, Medical Resident, Respiratory Therapist, EKG Technician and Central Service.
Who is the code team?
400
Epinephrine, atropine, sodium bicarb are some examples of these.
What are emergency medications?
400
After a patient is defibrillated, it is important not to delay this to recheck the rhythm or pulse.
What is resumption compressions?
400
To assess, intervene, and evaluate compromised patient's response to treatments to prevent further clinical deterioration and complications and to stabilize or transfer to higher level of care.
What is the goal of Rapid Response?
500
This person is typically a physician or advanced care provider. They direct the resuscitation efforts, communicate with all the team members and monitors the patient's cardiac rhythm.
Who is the team leader?
500
The person responsible for intubation.
Who is the Intensivist?
500
These are either monophasic or biphasic and can help identify dysrhythmias and deliver shocks.
What is an AED (automated external defibrillator) machine?
500
The two essential principles in the beginning of the resuscitation phase and are key to running an effective code blue.
What is early, high-quality CPR and rapid defibrillation?
500
The information the front line RN provides to the Rapid Response Team.
What are: reason for hospitalization, pertinent medical and surgical history, procedures or events and changes that prompted the activation of RRT. Include: allergies, recent meds and lab results if pertinent.