Packard Past
This philanthropist and hospital volunteer, alongside her tech co-founder husband David, provided the visionary gift that established our dedicated hospital.
Who was Lucile Salter Packard?
The automated dispensing cabinets stocked on inpatient units that buzz when a drawer is left open are most commonly known across hospitals by this brand name.
What is an Omnicell?
This USP general chapter defines the standards, garbing requirements, and beyond-use dating for sterile compounding.
What is USP <797>?
This pure opioid antagonist is stocked across all pediatric floors and code trays to urgently reverse opioid-induced respiratory depression.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital officially opened its doors in June of this year.
What is 1991?
When a nurse calls asking where a stat dose is, this high-speed transit system is usually the first place staff track it through.
What is the pneumatic tube system?
This USP chapter governs the containment, PPE, and handling of hazardous drugs (such as pediatric chemotherapy).
What is USP <800>?
If a pediatric patient in the ED presents with an accidental overdose of chewable acetaminophen tablets, this antidote is given.
What is N-acetylcysteine?
In December 2019, LPCH opened this new 49-bed inpatient facility on the 5th floor of the Main building for pediatric oncology and stem cell transplant.
What is the Bass Center?
To prevent sound-alike look-alike errors (SALAD) during production, drug names on labels use this capitalization practice.
What is Tall Man Letters?
Laminar flow workstations and biological safety cabinets utilize this specialized filter to trap at least 99.97% of particles down to 0.3 microns.
What is a HEPA filter?
This specific competitive antagonist is used in pediatric procedural sedation to reverse benzodiazepines like midazolam.
What is flumazenil?
The vibrant 90-foot mural titled "Valley of Hope" was specifically painted along the corridor leading directly toward this hospital department.
What is Main Pharmacy?
Every hospital pharmacy maintains a strict swap-out and resealing process for these rolling pediatric emergency mobile kits containing code meds, suction supplies, and color-coded Broselow drawers.
What is a code cart/crash cart?
In neonatal and pediatric TPN compounding, these two specific electrolytes must be mixed in the correct sequence to prevent life-threatening crystalline precipitation.
What are calcium and phosphate?
In a toddler with acute methemoglobinemia from teething gels containing benzocaine, this is given as the antidote.
2002: At just 1.4 pounds, Serena Brown of Sacramento is the smallest baby ever to undergo this complex procedure.
What is an open-heart surgery?
When technicians compound a large volume of pre-drawn oral or topical syringes under USP <795> with no specific patient assigned yet, this term describes the batch formulation record used for tracking.
What is the Master Formulation Record?
In pediatric cleanrooms, oral liquids are drawn up in these designated syringes that cannot physically connect to an IV luer-lock line to prevent fatal misconnections.
What are ENFit syringes?
If a peripheral IV infusing norepinephrine or dopamine extravasates, this alpha-adrenergic antagonist is given to prevent ischemic gangrene.
What is phentolamine?