Bedside HANDOVER in Critical Care Units,
& Common Equipment in CCU.
Airway - passageway by which air enters and leaves the lungs as well as a mechanical
device used to keep the air passageway unobstructed.
- vif vIntubated vcheck vET vtube. vthe vcuff vis vlocked(inflated) vand vthe vnumber
vplacement vof vET vtube vis vintact v(markings-length vof vET vtube)
Arterial vLine v- vA vcatheter vinserted vinto van vartery, vused vmost vcommonly vto vmeasure
vreal- vtime vblood vpressure vand vobtain vsamples vfor varterial vblood vgas.
This vis va vline vthat vgoes vinto vthe vpatients' vartery. vIt vallows vthe vnurse vto vsee vthe
vblood vpressure vcontinuously vand valso vallows vthe vnurse vto vtake vbloods vwhen
vrequired. vIt vis va vred vline vthat vusually vgoes vinto va vpatients varm vand vis vconnected
vto vthe vcardiac vmonitor v(the vbox vthat vlooks vlike va vtv) vand vshows vthe vblood
vpressure vconstantly
Breathing v- vmovement vof vair vinto vand vout vof vthe vlungs
- vcheck vchest vrises, vsymmetrical v(equal vexpansions), vauscultate vchest veven vwith
vmechanical vventilator vattached, v(secured) vappropriate voxygen vlevel vset-up
Cardiac vMonitor v- van velectronic vdevice vthat vis vattached vto va vpatient vin vorder vto
vvisualize, vover vtime, vthe vrate vand vrhythm vof vhis vor vher vheart; valarms vcan vbe vset
vbased von vabnormal vreadings
A vcardiac vevent vmonitor vis va vdevice vthat vyou vcontrol vto vrecord vthe velectrical
vactivity vof vyour vheart v(ECG). vThis vdevice vis vabout vthe vsize vof va vpager. vIt vrecords
vyour vheart vrate vand vrhythm. vCardiac vevent vmonitors vare vused vwhen vyou vneed
vlong-term vmonitoring vof vsymptoms vthat voccur vless vthan vdaily. vContinuous vcardiac
vmonitoring vallows vfor vprompt videntification vand vinitiation vof vtreatment vfor vcardiac
varrhythmias vand vother vconditions.
Central vLine v- vAn vIV vaccess vinto vone vof vthe vmajor vblood vvessels.
This vis va vline vthat vgoes vin vthrough vone vof vthe vlarge vblood vvessels vin vthe vneck vor
vthe vgroin. vThis vline vallows vus vto vgive vmultiple vmedications vat vthe vsame vtime, vand
vto vgive vstrong vmedications vthat vcan vonly vgo vthrough va vlarge vvessel. vThe
vmedications vflow vthrough vthe vpumps vand vconnect vto vthese vlines vinto vthe vbody.
vThe vICU vteam vusually vplace vthis vline vin vthe vICU, vor vsometimes vit vis vdone vin
vtheatre vbefore van voperation
Circulation v- vTouch vpatient vto vfeel vif vwarm vor vcold v(upper vand vlower vextremities),
vskin vcolor, vcheck vIV vlines v(no vobstructions, vIV vsites), vcheck vappropriate vIV vdrops
von vdifferent vIV vdrugs, vCheck vall vlines vor vcontraptions vattached v(proper vlabel vwith
vdate vand vtime)
& Common Equipment in CCU.
Airway - passageway by which air enters and leaves the lungs as well as a mechanical
device used to keep the air passageway unobstructed.
- vif vIntubated vcheck vET vtube. vthe vcuff vis vlocked(inflated) vand vthe vnumber
vplacement vof vET vtube vis vintact v(markings-length vof vET vtube)
Arterial vLine v- vA vcatheter vinserted vinto van vartery, vused vmost vcommonly vto vmeasure
vreal- vtime vblood vpressure vand vobtain vsamples vfor varterial vblood vgas.
This vis va vline vthat vgoes vinto vthe vpatients' vartery. vIt vallows vthe vnurse vto vsee vthe
vblood vpressure vcontinuously vand valso vallows vthe vnurse vto vtake vbloods vwhen
vrequired. vIt vis va vred vline vthat vusually vgoes vinto va vpatients varm vand vis vconnected
vto vthe vcardiac vmonitor v(the vbox vthat vlooks vlike va vtv) vand vshows vthe vblood
vpressure vconstantly
Breathing v- vmovement vof vair vinto vand vout vof vthe vlungs
- vcheck vchest vrises, vsymmetrical v(equal vexpansions), vauscultate vchest veven vwith
vmechanical vventilator vattached, v(secured) vappropriate voxygen vlevel vset-up
Cardiac vMonitor v- van velectronic vdevice vthat vis vattached vto va vpatient vin vorder vto
vvisualize, vover vtime, vthe vrate vand vrhythm vof vhis vor vher vheart; valarms vcan vbe vset
vbased von vabnormal vreadings
A vcardiac vevent vmonitor vis va vdevice vthat vyou vcontrol vto vrecord vthe velectrical
vactivity vof vyour vheart v(ECG). vThis vdevice vis vabout vthe vsize vof va vpager. vIt vrecords
vyour vheart vrate vand vrhythm. vCardiac vevent vmonitors vare vused vwhen vyou vneed
vlong-term vmonitoring vof vsymptoms vthat voccur vless vthan vdaily. vContinuous vcardiac
vmonitoring vallows vfor vprompt videntification vand vinitiation vof vtreatment vfor vcardiac
varrhythmias vand vother vconditions.
Central vLine v- vAn vIV vaccess vinto vone vof vthe vmajor vblood vvessels.
This vis va vline vthat vgoes vin vthrough vone vof vthe vlarge vblood vvessels vin vthe vneck vor
vthe vgroin. vThis vline vallows vus vto vgive vmultiple vmedications vat vthe vsame vtime, vand
vto vgive vstrong vmedications vthat vcan vonly vgo vthrough va vlarge vvessel. vThe
vmedications vflow vthrough vthe vpumps vand vconnect vto vthese vlines vinto vthe vbody.
vThe vICU vteam vusually vplace vthis vline vin vthe vICU, vor vsometimes vit vis vdone vin
vtheatre vbefore van voperation
Circulation v- vTouch vpatient vto vfeel vif vwarm vor vcold v(upper vand vlower vextremities),
vskin vcolor, vcheck vIV vlines v(no vobstructions, vIV vsites), vcheck vappropriate vIV vdrops
von vdifferent vIV vdrugs, vCheck vall vlines vor vcontraptions vattached v(proper vlabel vwith
vdate vand vtime)
