Transcription of CHAPTER 22 EMERGENCY MEDICATION KIT
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CHAPTER 22. EMERGENCY MEDICATION KIT. HOSPITAL. EMERGENCY DRUGS. 1. EMERGENCY Drugs Used in the Hospital Crash carts Resuscitation or MEDICATION trays Various EMERGENCY kits or boxes Eclampsia kit Malignant hyperthermia cart 2. Standardize Format carts, trays or kits Specific drugs used Crash cart drugs directed by ACLS guidelines (last updated 2000). May differ for adults and pediatrics Location of drugs and supplies in the cart Staff can quickly find what is needed Education of staff on a continual basis 3. EMERGENCY medications must be secure (TX ). Assure medications are available when needed Prevent tampering Options Plastic break away lock or plastic wrap No lock with regular inventory to assure contents are present kept in a locked room under constant surveillance 4.
6. Have the cart double checked by a pharmacist. 7. Completely fill out the form as follows: the earliest expiration date, the name of the person dispensing the cart, the name of the person checking the cart, and the date of dispensing. Place the completed form in the Ward/ICU Crash Cart Notebook. It will be used later for inventorying and ...
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