Manual: Cardiac Rehabilitation Policy and Procedure Manual (Ver 1) Department: CARDIAC REHABILITATION External Reference: (TJC MM.2.30)
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Emergency drugs and supplies, for use in medical emergencies only, shall be immediately available on all patient care units/areas. Emergency drugs for resuscitation shall be located in the emergency crash cart. Other emergency drugs shall be available in auxiliary emergency medication boxes. The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee will determine the contents of the carts, utilizing current specialty criteria, recommendations and guidelines.
The emergency drug supply will remain inside the cart, sealed, at all times when not in use. The seals will be broken only when an emergency... |
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| | ...within the tray.
After an emergency and after Central Service has completed the restocking of all non-medication items, Pharmacy will restock all the mediations and lock the cart. The cart will then be stored in Central Service where it is ready for rotation.
The departments in which emergency carts are kept are as follows:
Cardiac Cath Laboratory
Cardiac Rehabilitation
ICU/CCU
Emergency Department
Rehabilitation Services
Surgery
Maternity
Outpatient Surgery
PACU
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