Stocking Anesthesia Carts
and/or Emergency Carts
Anesthesia carts are standardized throughout the operating suite, radiology suite, and labor and delivery. A list of all items to be included on these carts is used to restock them each day. The drugs are checked once a month and outdated drugs are replaced. Sharps disposal containers with small openings in the top, are well marked and everyone is instructed to use them. They are easily accessible on the top of each cart. Florida law requires sharps containers be dated and not in service for more than 30 days. The containers on the anesthesia carts are exempt from the dating requirement because of frequent turnover. There are no emergency carts, per se, in the operating room area since an anesthesia cart from the involved room would be utilized. There are special carts for pediatric, cardiac, burn unit, MRI, OB, X-ray and cysto.
