Crash Carts: A Case Study

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I first noticed a crash cart containing emergency resuscitation equipment for patients who may "code." The emergency equipment includes a defibrillator, airway intubation devices, a resuscitation bag/mask, and medication box. Crash carts are strategically located in the PCU for immediate availability for when a patient experiences cardiorespiratory failure.
There are two major classes of drugs used to promote comfort in a surgery as well as PCU setting, which includes a sedative-hypnotic agents and opioid analgesics. They provide sedation and analgesia to the patient. Medication selection includes patients’ condition, co- morbid illnesses, duration, onset, and offset of effect, adverse effects, and any recent history of opioid or benzodiazepine

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