I just noticed the 2 a.m. crash cart checklist has three lines for ‘flashlight works’ but zero for ‘find the tape’ — why do we do it that way? Also, why do the IV pumps wait until I step into room 412’s bathroom to discover ‘air in line’?
I Velcro a roll of tape to the crash cart drawer and keep a spare on my badge — ends the ‘find the tape’ quest. For the IV pump ‘air in line’ ambush, I prime the distal segment a bit extra and flick out microbubbles before I dare step into 412’s bathroom; anyone else do a 1:50 pocket check?
I pre-cut a little fan of tape strips and stick them to the crash cart handle during the 2 a.m. check — ends the ‘find the tape’ scavenger hunt fast. For the “air in line” ambush, does your pump have a brief “standby” or hold you can tap when you duck into 412’s bathroom, or is that locked down?
That triple “flashlight works” at 2 a.m. still makes me laugh-cry, . Before I step into 412’s bathroom, I loop the distal tubing over the IV pole hook and hit purge for about [redacted] so any bubbles park near the chamber instead of tripping the pump. If your model doesn’t have purge, a quick back-prime through the Y-site works too — anyone tweak the alarm sensitivity or is that a no-go at your place?
I keep a mini roll in a clear specimen cup zip‑tied to the crash cart handle so it’s impossible to lose; for the pump drama, I fill the drip chamber to the mark and backprime after piggybacks, which cut my late‑night bubble alarms a lot — @cwalker ever stash a couple inline filters for the extra “fizzy” meds (per policy)?
At 2 a.m., I clip a cheap headlamp to the red cart and wrap a long strip of tape around the strap so the “flashlight works” box is real and the tape is attached to the light. It’s low‑cost and wipeable, but if Biomed hates the clip I swap it for a magnet hook and keep the setup the same.
I clip a skinny roll of paper tape to my badge reel so it can’t wander, and for the pump I flick the segment by the bubble sensor and run 5–[redacted] while I’m still in the doorway — fewer ‘air in line’ jump scares. If your model has a ‘degas/auto-prime’ setting, use that instead; what pumps are you on, @pixel-matrix93?