Scribe.ology: Common Items Seen

ACE Bandage

ACE Bandage

Elastic wrap used to create localized pressure. Commonly used to treat muscle sprains and strains or to compress an orthoglass splilnt to an appendage with a fracture

ASCOM Phone

ASCOM Phone

used in hospital by staff for communication while on shift

Air Splint

Used by EMS to temporarily immobilize an injured appendage with a suspected fracture or obvious deformity

Air Splint

Air Splint

Arctic Sun

Artic Sun

Temperature management system used to modulate patient body temperature by circulating water in pads directly adhered to the patient’s skin

Back Board

Back Board

Used by EMS to immbolize a patient with a suspected spinal/spinal cord injury

Betadine/Iodine

Betadine/Iodine

Used to steralize the skin before a procedure

C-PAP/Bi-PAP

C-PAP/Bi-PAP Full Name

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure/Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

C-PAP/Bi-PAP Use

non-invasive form of therapy for patients in significant respiratory distress

Finger Traps

Finger Traps

A form of traction used in wrist fracture reduction

Guaiac Card

Guaiac Card

test that detects the presence of hidden (occult) blood in the stool

PEG Tube/G-Tube/J-Tube Full Name

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastronomy/Gastrostomy/Jejunostomy Tube

PEG Tube/G-Tube/J-Tube Use

feeding tubes used in patients in which oral nutrition is not an option or not enough to sustain the patient

Rhino Rocket

Rhino Rocket

Absorbent nasal tampon used as compression in cases of epistaxis

Silver Nitrate Stick

Silver Nitrate Stick

Used to cauterize blood vessels, typically in the nasal cavity in epistaxis

Wood’s Lamp

Wood’s Lamp

UV (black) light used in eye exam in conjunction of fluorosine drops to check for corneal abrasions