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crash cart noun[ C ] medical USinformal or specializeduk /ˈkræʃ ˌkɑːt/ us /ˈkræʃ ˌkɑːrt/ a set of shelves or drawers on wheels that contains medical equipment and drugs to treat people experiencing sudden, severe medical problems, especially cardiac arrest, used by hospital workers: The doctors pushed me out of the way and rushed in a crash cart. Crash carts equipped with defibrillators stand at the ready. There should be an advanced life-support crash cart and a complete stock of cardiopulmonary rescue drugs. Crash carts typically include defibrillators, intubation equipment, catheters, alcohol swabs, latex gloves, etc. The nurse manager should next check the crash cart to ensure that needed equipment is available in the event of an emergency. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Medical & surgical equipment AED arthroscope aspirator balloon catheter bioengineer catheter EKG extracorporeal membrane oxygenation face mask FDG first aid kit gastroscope magnetic resonance imaging stenting syringe syringe driver thermal blanket tomography tongue depressor ventilator |