Code Blue

2. Vasopressor used to optimize BP and cardiac output; improves perfusion and myocardial contractility
5. Cart, Wheeled container carrying medicine and equipment for use in emergency resuscitations
7. Regular rhythm; rate less than 60 beats/min
11. is the graphic representation of the electrical activities, or conduction system, of the heart used for diagnostic and treatment purposes
12. Fibrillation, Uncoordinated electrical activity. No identifiable P, QRS, or T wave. Causes include sudden cardiac death, electrical shock, acute myocardial infarction, drowning, or trauma
13. Measure arterial blood pH, partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and arterial oxygen saturation, which reflect patient's ventilation and oxygenation status

1. Electrical current administered to stop a dysrhythmia, not synchronized with the patient’s QRS complex
3. a medical procedure in which a tube is placed into trachea through the mouth to keep the airway open for air entry.
4. Inserted under the torso of a patient to provide a firm surface during chest compression.
6. Usually a flat line, no waves
8. Medical order that instructs health care providers not to do CPR if a patient's breathing stops or if the patient's heart stops beating.
9. Bicarbonate, Corrects metabolic acidosis
10. resuscitation, Provides blood flow to vital organs until effective circulation can be reestablished.