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A '''crash cart''' is a mobile cart found in the hospital settings used to dispense emergency life-saving equipment and medications - ranging from epinephrine to sandwiches - during a [[Code Blue (Album)|cardiopulmonary arrest]]. '''2015 Updates'''----Sunshine Community Hospital mandated that the second drawer of '''crash carts''' in the hospital be stocked with freshly-made [[Turkey Sandwich|turkey sandwiches]] and mini-ginger ales.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/20162014/12/code-carts/01Emergency Code Carts Now Contain Turkey Sandwiches and Ginger Ale]</crashref> This move was considered both brilliant and necessary across the health care industry and was quickly adopted at every hospital in not only the United States but the entire world. '''2016 Updates'''---cart-Building on the momentum of the 2015 updates, 2016 saw the creation of the American board of '''Crash Carts''' (ABCC) that then subsequently released Maintenance of Crash Cart guidelines. The entire list of updated recommendations/ can be seen here: Updated 2016 Hospital Crash Cart Recommendations]</ref>.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/20142016/1201/codecrash-cart-cartsrecommendations/ Emergency Code Carts Now Contain Turkey Sandwiches and Ginger AleUpdated 2016 Hospital Crash Cart Recommendations]</ref>