3.RELATED TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Flashcards
Cardiac emergency code
Code Blue
Code C
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures
Code
Latin statim : immediately
STAT
Set of trays and drawers on wheels, in red color
Crash cart
NOUN
Provides electrical therapy that interrupts a fatal arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish
Defibrillation
VERB
Provides electrical therapy that interrupts a fatal arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish
Defibrillate
Automated External Defibrillator
AED
Insertion of a plastic tube into the trachea in order to give and open airway
Endotracheal Intubation
Endotracheal tube
Endo tube
Insert an endotracheal tube
Intubate
Bag Valve Mask
Facemask provides a seal over the nose and mouth
BVM Ambu bag (s)
Squeezing the bag to force air into the lungs is called
Bagging