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Crash Cart Checklist

A one-page monthly log for your crash cart or emergency cart. The quick daily check covers what has to work in the first minute: the AED is ready, the pads are in date, the oxygen is full, suction works and the cart is sealed. The full contents check, drawer by drawer, is done monthly and after every use.

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Crash Cart Checklist

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Clinic

Cart location

Month and year

Seal / lock # at start of month

Check each day the clinic treats patients and after every use. Your medical director sets the cart's contents and the checking schedule.

Day
AED ready light / self-test OK
AED pads in date
Spare battery / charge
Oxygen (psi or full)
Suction works
Seal intact / seal #
Checked by
Problems and action taken
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Monthly full-contents check done on: ____________ by: ______________________ New seal #: ____________

Daily check or full check?

Most clinics split crash cart checks in two. A quick daily check confirms the equipment that has to work straight away: the AED passes its self-test and has in-date pads, the oxygen is full, suction works and the cart's seal is unbroken, so nothing has been taken out. A full check, drawer by drawer with expiry dates, is done monthly and every time the cart is opened.

This sheet is the daily check. For the drawer-by-drawer contents, use our emergency kit checklist or your cart's own contents list.

How to use this checklist

  • Check each day you treat patients, and write the seal number so a broken or replaced seal is obvious.
  • Follow the AED maker's instructions for self-tests, pad expiry and battery life. Write the pad expiry on the cart itself.
  • Record oxygen as a pressure reading or "full", and swap the tank at the level your supplier recommends.
  • After any use, restock, check every drawer, reseal and note the new seal number in the problems column.

Questions

Does a med spa need a crash cart?

It depends on your state, your procedures and your medical director. Many med spas keep an emergency kit rather than a full cart. Whichever you have, it should be checked on a schedule and the checks written down.

What if the clinic is closed some days?

Leave those days blank or write "closed". A blank on a day you treated patients is the gap an inspector will ask about.

General guidance, not legal or medical advice. Requirements vary by state; follow your medical director and product labels.