A crash cart can provide timely and mobile access to equipment, instruments, materials and pharmaceuticals needed for care of a patient in critical distress. Survival of a patient can depend upon the rapid availability of something in the cart.
Typically, a cart is stocked by an assigned staff member in coordination with a pharmacist and a stores department at the site where the cart is used. Contents are reviewed against a checklist on a fixed schedule and items are replaced after use. Contents accord to site practice. The list here[1] is an example and not authoritative.
An adjustable IV pole and brackets holding an arrest board are on the back of the cart.
A crash cart at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan.
A crash cart made in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
