Pediatric emergency trolley it is an emergency cart or “code cart” used for the emerging needs of young patients, six years of age or younger. Like the adult code cart, the pediatric emergency code cart is placed in areas of the hospital where it is expected to be urgently needed, in places where children “collide” or where there is a possibility that children lose consciousness and need to be resurrected. Places such as in and near emergency rooms, intensive care rooms, delivery rooms, recovery rooms. We will explore the main differences between the child or pediatric emergency cart and the adult garbage cart here.
If you are in a position to decide the type of emergency carts you are looking to purchase for your medical facility or hospital, then this information will be valuable to you. You will be able to better see exactly if you need a pediatric emergency cart and why.
The main differences between the pediatric code cart and the adult medical code cart are: The type of AED device used to reactivate the child’s heart, the types of medications, and the types and sizes of incision kits, tubes, and other life-saving devices. supplies.
AED Devices for Pediatric Emergency Cart
Automatic electronic defibrillators, AEDs or AEDs are designed in two sizes, adult and pediatric. Children’s hearts are smaller and beat faster. Their bodies are smaller and require smaller electrodes for defibrillation. Therefore, a pediatric code cart must be equipped with a pediatric AED machine and with electrodes of the appropriate size. In an emergency, there is no time to change machines and electrodes, so it is best to have a pediatric AED machine ready in a pediatric code cart.
Pediatric Emergency Cart Medications
Not all medications that are suitable for adults will also be suitable for children. Some narcotics, for example, may simply be too strong for the child’s body to hold without the adverse reaction.
Medications that you will find in the regular contents of the emergency cart, but that you will not find in the pediatric emergency cart medication list, include the following medications:
- Amiodarone
- Magnesium sulphate
- Procainamide
- Vasopressin
- Verapamil
- Etomidate
Different sizes of incision sets and tubes.
All types of scalpels, tubes, syringes will be smaller in size, suitable for the size of a small child or a young child. They include endotracheal tubes to access the inside of the child’s windpipe, tracheostomy tubes to build an artificial opening in the windpipe due to shortness of breath, nasal tubes or nasal cannula, air flow meters, supplies for laryngoscopes, examination gloves and suction devices such as suction catheters. Many of these come in child sizes to better fit small bodies, either for diagnostic or resuscitation purposes.
