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An ICU cart is specially designed carts to be used in intensive care units, they often consist of all necessary drugs and equipment’s which are required for an emergency patient. It is designed to provide easy access to all the necessary items to treat a patient in critical condition. They are often placed in accessible position near to the patient’s bed in ICUs. Apart from that, ICU cart are movable, and you can also take it to the patient’s bed when necessary. Even now you can also carry portable USG machine, X-ray machine, medicines, non-consumable items and surgical accessories with these ICU carts.


# How would you maintain your ICU cart?

The maintenance of these ICU carts is part of standard procedure to be followed by nurse. Often the nurse needs to check and documents and machineries of these ICU cart in each session. They check the availability of all the necessary drugs and equipment and replace all necessary emergency drugs inside this cart on time. This activity need to take place in each shift separately. They also check for the expired items and replace them accordingly.

Other types of electrical equipment like defibrillator and monitors are schedule for monthly maintenance. They should be working fine with updated battery and without expiration. But all you need to keep a track record of these ICU carts because ICU patients are very delegate and they need emergency medical attention. So, whenever you install a new ICU cart in your medical unit, you need to check their stability, durability, functionality, and always update these carts on time.

# Arrangement of ICU Cart







# Contents of each drawer of the ICU Cart

Medications to be included in top shelf of ICU Carts includes Alcohol swabs, Amiodarone 150 mg/3ml vial, Atropine 1mg/10 ml syringe, Sodium bicarbonate 50mEq/50 ml syringe, Calcium chloride 1gm/10 ml syringe, Sodium chloride 0.9% 10 ml vial Inj. 20 ml vial, Dextrose 50% 0.5 mg/ml 50 ml syringe, Dopamine 400 mg/250 ml IV bag, Epinephrine 1 mg/10 ml (1:10,000) syringe, Sterile water, Lidocaine 100 mg 5ml syringes, Lidocaine 2 gm/250 ml IV bag, Povidone-Iodine swab stick, Vasopressin 20 units/ml 1 ml vial.




But the arrangement of the ICU cart is depending on your needs. Especially when you design a separate ICU for separate medical department such as cardiac ICU, orthopedic ICU and ENT ICU, you need to arrange their cart with their own needs. In this case, you can consult with the doctor from specific department and they will suggest you the list for your ICU cart.


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