14/08/25 ICU-Admission

Today I helped settled an admission from ED.

The patient had an OOHCA and was tubed and on some infusions.

When the patient arrived, we first moved the portable ventilator closer to our own bed.

Then we gave some sedative bolus and took the infusion off the pump temperoly. Apparently if there's inoteopes on the infusion, you can either transfer them to the ICU pump quickly, or have someone holding the pump while transferring the patient.

Next I took the brain off the central monitor, and removed the defib machine.

After all this we then put the beds together and pat slides the patient across to our bed.

Once patient is in the bed, we then attached to our ventilator and put infusion into our pump.

Then we hook the patient onto our monitor, take bloods/gas, do ECG, reposition A-Line/CVL, and someone documenting the lines/Obs.

Then usually we have CXR and just following order to prepare whatever is needed for the patient.

Also don't forget to put PT's details into our central monitor.

Overall I think it was pretty smooth and efficient.

A rare and good night shift last night!