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Start of Shift Checklist for Emergency Department
MATERIALS
Airway Cart
__ Laryngoscopes, lights working, scope blades, OPAs, NPAs, LMAs, ET Tubes, bougies, stylets,
__ NIV masks, vent circuits
__ Cricothyrotomy kit
Lifepak
__ Plugged in and working?
__ EtCO2 monitors – nasal and inline, O2 sat monitor
__ Pacer/defib pads
Ventilator
__ Plugged in and working
__ Settings: Mode S/T, IPAP 10, EPEP 5, FiO2 100%, Breath rate 14
Miscellaneous
__IO drill – location and working
__Ultrasound machine working
__ Physical restraints
__ Resuscitation drugs: top drawer resus cart, paralytics (Roc in fridge), Phenylephrine (med cupboard)
__ Do you know how to mix a push dose pressor? (Epi and Phenylephrine)
STRATEGIES
__do you know the names of everyone you are working with? Do they know your name?
__do you know where to find gloves, gown and mask with eye protection?
__do you have a plan for a dangerous patient- chemical, physical
__do you know how to initiate Non-Invasive Ventilation?
__do you know how to Mechanically Ventilate a patient?
__do you know how to use the defibrillator - defibrillate, cardiovert and pace?
__do you know where to find protocols for acute STEMI and stroke?
__do you have a plan for treating acute anaphylaxis?
__do you have a plan for status epilepticus?
__do you have a plan for severe asthma?
__do you know where the antidote kit is?
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