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  • 1.  Ambulatory Crash Cart/Rapid Response Team

    Posted 09-02-2025 18:20

    Hi! 

    I work in a FQHC and we have implemented a rapid response team to go to all 'nurse pages' or code blues if they were to happen within the clinic.

    I was curious if any other ambulatory clinic has a crash cart or similar type of team? I was curious on what their crash carts look like as I feel the crash cart at my clinic is far too stocked for type of care or possible scenarios that could happen. I know we should keep things just for the "what if" scenarios; but I was curious on what other clinics keep in theirs and if they could possible send me a list? 

    Thank you! 



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    Taylor Hagen-Sexton BSN, RN
    Salina Family Healthcare Center
    Salina, KS
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  • 2.  RE: Ambulatory Crash Cart/Rapid Response Team

    Posted 09-03-2025 16:37
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    Hi Taylor, 

    I also work at an FQHC and we recently worked on this as well.  I have attached our new procedure.  I hope you find it helpful. 

    Angela



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    Angela Hall MN RN
    Neighborhood Health Center
    Oregon City OR
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  • 3.  RE: Ambulatory Crash Cart/Rapid Response Team

    Posted 09-04-2025 06:36
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    Hi Taylor,

    I also work at an FQHC. We have an FQHC group going that meets monthly to discuss challenges specific to this type of clinic, please let me know if you'd like to join! We also have a Google Chat going where we ask questions, etc. In a few months, we will have our own SIG as well!! 

    We have been working on this as well. I've attached our med list for our emergency boxes. We do BLS only. We have epi vials in our box, but they are to be used for inhalation via nebulizer only. We had a 60-some page document of all of our "what-ifs" and realized that there was just no way to keep up with a document that long or for anyone to know what to do in an emergency if they had to look it up in a document that long. So we have this laminated med list with dosing no all of our lock boxes. This version is missing a few details (in yellow). I can't seem to locate the finished copy that is on our boxes but this is a good start. 

    Happy to connect and chat! 



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    Torie Bonnet MSN RN NE-BC NPD-BC
    Associate Director of Nursing
    Piedmont Health
    Raleigh NC

    bonnett@piedmonthealth.org
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  • 4.  RE: Ambulatory Crash Cart/Rapid Response Team

    Posted 09-23-2025 16:58

    I would love to join! Thank you!

    My work email is thagen@salinahealth.org



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    Taylor Hagen-Sexton RN
    Salina Family Healthcare Ctr
    Abilene KS
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  • 5.  RE: Ambulatory Crash Cart/Rapid Response Team

    Posted 09-04-2025 11:04

    Here's a snip of the contents of our emergency bags. Not listed are our AEDs (plus associated supplies) or oxygen tanks.

    We recently did an emergency supply update based on best-practice for ambulatory care and a review of our most common medical emergencies in clinic. We also decided to remove IV supplies and IV meds from our bags due to the proximity of our clinics to EMS stations--response times to our clinics are very fast, so we opted against ACLS drugs/supplies. 




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    Ashley Martin, MPH, RN, BSN
    Clinical Education Coordinator
    Lower Lights Christian Health Center
    Columbus, OH
    ashley.martin@llchc.org
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  • 6.  RE: Ambulatory Crash Cart/Rapid Response Team

    Posted 09-04-2025 14:29

    We stock a "to go" bag (orange tackle box) for all emergency responses in our clinics and medical buildings.  We do not have crash carts as we use MAs in our clinics and the providers are not ACLS certified.  We do have AEDs in all of our clinics as well, and they accompany the "to go" bags.  The bags house basic supplies (gauze, tape, gloves, etc) and meds such as Benadryl, epi pens, Narcan, and glucose tabs/gel.  These have served us well over the past 8 years.  There are crash carts with minimal supplies and meds in our cardiology practices where nurses are employed and providers and nurses maintain their ACLS certification.  



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    Karol Edwards MHA, RN, NE-BC
    CNO, Ambulatory Services
    MedStar Health
    Columbia, MD
    410-746-2430
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