Did you know that the first minute after cardiac arrest is the key to rescue? After that, the survival rate will drop by 7%-10% for every minute that passes. If there is no effective rescue measure within ten minutes, the survival rate of the patient will be less than 10%. This study shows that rapid and effective rescue is the key to the recovery of cardiac arrest patients. So how to take emergency measures in time? This requires the emergency cart prepared in advance and the medicines and instruments it carries to achieve this.
Currently, most hospitals are equipped with multiple emergency carts to deal with such emergencies.
Grace Medical uses a composite material of plastic steel and ABS to produce a lightweight and durable crash cart, which provides convenience for you to move the crash cart. It also has multi-layer partitioned drawers and storage compartments for your medical institution to store necessary emergency medicines to achieve emergency functions.
What Are The Components Of A Crash Cart?
Drawer
The crash cart is equipped with two small drawers with a height of 68mm, two medium drawers with a height of 120mm, and one large drawer with a height of 248mm. The drawers are equipped with built-in partitions, which can freely divide the space inside the drawers according to the hospital standards. This allows medical staff to take medicines more quickly and accurately. The drawers can be disassembled and assembled at any time, and the guide rails use three-section ball bearing silent guide rails.
IV Pole
The emergency trolley is equipped with 1 infusion pole. The height of the infusion pole can be adjusted according to your needs, and the adjustable drainage pole can better adapt to the usage scenario.
Oxygen Cylinder Holder
The emergency trolley is equipped with an oxygen cylinder holder, where an oxygen cylinder can be placed to deal with emergency situations where patients urgently need oxygen.
CPR Support Board
The crash cart is equipped with a CPR board, which can be quickly removed and placed on the patient’s back to provide a support for chest compressions during rescue, reduce the loss of chest compression force, and improve the efficiency of doctors and nurses.
Rotating Tray
The emergency trolley is equipped with a rotating push tray, which can prevent medical staff from getting up and turning around to get the medicines or equipment they need, and can rotate, avoiding the need for medical staff to get up and turn around to get the medicines or equipment, saving time.
Small Trash Can
The crash cart is equipped with 2 small side trash cans to store medical waste generated during the emergency treatment process.
Sharps Box
The emergency trolley is equipped with two sharps boxes for storing needles and other sharp objects generated during the first aid process.
Writing Board
There is a handwriting tablet on the side of the crash cart, which can be used by medical staff to record emergency processes such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation time and defibrillation time. It does not rely on power and is suitable for any emergency situation.
File Box
The crash cart is equipped with a file box to store the patient’s information recorded by medical staff during first aid and the key nodes of the first aid process.
Casters
The emergency trolley is equipped with 4 ABS silent casters, 2 of which have brakes. This can help you park the emergency trolley more smoothly and prevent unnecessary and accidental movement.
Materials And Characteristics Of Crash Cart
The materials of crash carts are usually: ABS plastic, carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloy, composite materials, etc. Each material has its advantages.
Stainless steel and carbon steel are more durable;
Stainless steel and ABS are easy to clean;
Aluminum alloy and ABS are lighter;
Stainless steel, aluminum alloy and composite materials are more corrosion-resistant;
You can choose the emergency cart of the material suitable for your medical institution according to your needs (usage scenarios, etc.).
Crash Cart Usage Scenarios
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
When the hospital provides emergency treatment, an emergency cart is needed to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency treatments on patients.
Emergency surgery
A crash cart should always be kept in the operating room to deal with emergencies when performing surgery on patients.
Emergency room
A crash cart should always be kept in the emergency room to deal with emergencies in the emergency department.
ICU ward
A crash cart should always be kept in the ICU ward to deal with emergencies of critically ill patients.
Management Of Medical Carts In Hospitals
1. Standardized configuration
Each hospital’s crash cart should be equipped with the same medicines, consumables and equipment according to the hospital’s standards, and the items stored in each location should also be the same. This ensures that each emergency cart is configured the same, saving medical staff time in finding medicines.
2. Location Management
Each crash cart should be placed in an easily accessible location in various emergency scenarios, such as ICU wards, operating rooms, emergency rooms, etc.
3. Replenishment Of Medicines And Consumables
After each use of the crash cart, the medicines and consumables in the emergency cart should be replenished and the emergency cart should be cleaned to facilitate the next use.
4. Regular training and drills
The hospital will regularly train medical staff on the use of crash carts, including the use of each component of the crash cart, the medicines and consumables stored in each drawer, etc. This greatly saves the time of looking for medicines or consumables and improves the efficiency of emergency treatment.
Do you want to learn about the different types of medical carts?
Medical carts include but are not limited to crash carts, anesthesia carts, medicine delivery carts, etc.
Grace Medical continuously produces and innovates the configuration of medical carts and optimizes the materials of medical carts to provide timely and effective emergency services. If you want a one-stop medical cart solution, we can help you achieve it.
