Equipment, Medications, and Supplies for an RRS

Abstract

Once a patient has a crisis event, it is essential to deliver safe, accurate, and timely emergency care. Patient survival depends on the efficiency of the response.1 This response must include not only the appropriate personnel, but also the supplies, equipment, and medications that are needed. We have noted that most people who have been involved in a cardiac arrest (or Medical Emergency Team) situation characterize the crisis response using words like “disaster,” or “chaos;” at best, it may be termed “ineffective.” This does not have to be the case, as an organized response can be planned and achieved. This chapter will describe a methodology for providing an organized equipment and medication supply response.