Objectives

Role:   

• Coordinate critical care support for the Emergency Department (ED) Teams in Resus
• Facilitate patient flow from Resus
• Support and communicate with CCC1 in theatre control room

Action Card: Critical Care Consultant 2 (CCC2)

Initial Actions

• Communicate with ED resus lead consultant
• Brief and prepare your team
• Assist with ED intubations, stabilisation of patients, transfers to radiology/theatres/recovery/ICU

Continuous Actions

• Follow task requests from Critical Care Consultant (CCC) 1
• Ensure your bleep/phone number is distributed via Whatapp MI groups and recorded by Theatre Control Team
• Attend your clinical area, coordinate you team and report regularly to CCC1 in theatre control team.
• Communicate likely requirements of patients coming to theatres or ICU to the Theatre Control Team
• Ensure all patient documentation is complete
• On completion of task report back to CCC1 and proceed to coffee room if not immediately required
• Do not leave hospital without reporting to CCC1 and signing out
• Be prepared to be sent away to return at a later time if staffing requires
• Refer all external requests for information about incident to the control room
• Support and look after your colleagues