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The document lists the contents of an emergency crash cart used in a hospital. It contains essential emergency equipment organized into the top, sides, back, and 4 drawers of the cart. The top contains monitoring and resuscitation equipment. The sides contain oxygen supplies and paperwork. The back contains resuscitation forms and guidelines. The 4 drawers contain medications, airway and breathing supplies, IV supplies, and IV solutions/tubing respectively. Common IV solutions stored include D5W, Lactated Ringers, and Normal Saline for rehydration, irrigation, and supplying calories.
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The document lists the contents of an emergency crash cart used in a hospital. It contains essential emergency equipment organized into the top, sides, back, and 4 drawers of the cart. The top contains monitoring and resuscitation equipment. The sides contain oxygen supplies and paperwork. The back contains resuscitation forms and guidelines. The 4 drawers contain medications, airway and breathing supplies, IV supplies, and IV solutions/tubing respectively. Common IV solutions stored include D5W, Lactated Ringers, and Normal Saline for rehydration, irrigation, and supplying calories.
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CONTENTS OF AN EMERGENCY CART (CRASH CART) Top of trolley : 1.Defibrillator& cardiac monitor 2.Adult paddles 3.Pedi-paddles 4.

Conducting Gel 5 . E C G c a b l e 6 . E C G p a p e r 7.ECG electrode 8.Sphygmomanometer 9 . C l o c k 10.Pediatric & adult stethoscope 11.Resuscitation bag with O2tubing & reservoir (Infant, Pediatric, Adult) 12.Resuscitation mask (sizes: 0,1,2,3,4 & 5) 13. Drip stand 14. Sharps container 15. Tape of securing EET 16.Razor Side of cart : 1.Portable suctionmachine 2.Suction machine 3. Pediatric & adult yankauer sucker 4.Oxygen cylinder with: Pressure reducing valve Pressure gauge Nipple adaptor Cylinder keyFlow meter 5.Oxygen tubing connected to the flow meter 6.Code blue performance quality sheet 7.Code blue attendance sheet Back of cart : 1.Adult & pediatric algorhythms 2.Cardiac board 3. Crash cart checklist 4.Resuscitation form Drawer 1 - Medications :Drugs: 1.Adenosine 2.Amiodarone 3.Epinephrine 4.Flumazenil 5 . K e t a m i n e 6.Magnesium sulfate 7 . N a l o x o n e 8. Norepinephrine 9.Normal saline solution 10.Vasopression 11. Verapamil

Pre mixed medications : 1 . A t r o p i n e 2.Calcium chloride 10% 3.Dextrose 50% 4.Adrenaline 5.Lidocaine 6.Sodium bicarbonate 7.Dopamine 400mg/250ml Drawer 2 - Breathing and Airway 1 . A M B U B A G 2.Artery forceps 3.Endotracheal tubes, Each size: 6.0, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 12 4.Oxygen non-breather mask (infant, pediatric & adult ) 5.Pediatric & adult oxygen nasal canella 6.Oral airway (sizes:0,1,2,3,4&5) 7.Minitrach 8.Pediatric & adult Magill's forceps 9 . S c i s s o r s 10.Tongue depressors 11.Suction catheter 12.Nasogastric tube 13.Yankauer Suction Catheter 14.Lubricant 15.Tracheostomy tubes, Each size: Adult shiley blue box: #4, #6, #816.Inner Cannulas, Each size: Adult shiley blue box: #4, #6, #8 Drawer 3 - IV Supplies 1. 3 ways stop-cocks 2.ABG syringes 3.Alcohol swabs 4.Angiocaths 5.Blood tube (red, blue & pink) 6.Butterflies (sizes: 21G, 23G & 25G) .Cardiac needle 20G 8.Needle (sizes: 18G, 21G & 25G) 9 . To u r n i q u e t 10.Transparent tape 11.Syringes (sizes : 1,3,5,10,20 & 50ml) 12.Intraosseous needle 18G 13.Scalpel with blade 14.Sterile gauze (size: 1010) 15.Dressing (size: 1010) 16.Skin disinfectant spray 17.Sutures (2.0 & 4.0 silk & cutting needle) 18. lumen central catheters 19.Chest tubes (sizes : 12, 14, 28 & 32fr) 18.3 20.Betadine solution

Drawer 4 - I.V. Solutions & Tubing 1 . D 5 W 5 0 0 c c 2 . D 5 W 2 5 0 c c 3.D5W 500cc WITH LIDOCAINE .4% PRE-MIXED 4 . L A C TAT E D R I N G E R S 1 0 0 0 c c 5.NORMAL SALINE 1000cc 6.NORMAL SALINE 250cc 7.MACRODRIP 8.MICRODRIP 9.HORIZON CASSETTES 10.EXTENSION TUBING 11.BURETROL 12.BLOOD TUBING 13.ARMBOARDS Emergency Solutions / IVF 1.D5W 500cc/250cc (Dextrose in 50% water)- It is used to supply water a n d calories to the body. It is also used as a mixing solution (diluent) for other IVmedications. Dextrose is a natural sugar found in the body and serves as amajor energy source. When used as an energy source, dextrose allows thebody to preserve its muscle mass.2.LACTATED RINGERS 1000cc - is often used for fluid resuscitation after ablood lossdue totrauma,surgery, or aburn injury.3.NORMAL SALINE SOLUTION 1000cc/250cc (NSS)- Normal saline can be usedto cleanse, irrigate, or moisturize wounds. It is also used in IV fluids fordehydration and in contact lens solutions

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