Resuscitation Policy - Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust

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Appendix 6: Content of Adult Resuscitation BoxAdrenaline injection 1 in 10,000 (1 mg in 10 ml)Amiodarone 300 mgs in 10 mlCalcium chloride 10%Magnesium Sulphate 10% (8 mmol in 20 ml)6 x 10 ml IMS syringe1 x 10 ml IMS syringe1 x 10 ml IMS syringe2 x 10 ml ampsDocument name: Resuscitation Ref.: 774Issue date: 7 February 2013Status: ApprovedAuthor: Jerry Nolan Page 20 of 25
Appendix 7: Guidelines for the Removal ofResuscitation Equipment from ICU Central StoreResponsibilities of ward/department staff• It is the responsibility of ward/department staff to ensure the correct equipment ispresent on the resuscitation trolley, as set out in the red folders provided by theresuscitation department.• It is the responsibility of ward/department staff to ensure the correct equipment isselected from the cupboard, regardless of whether the equipment was collectedby porters or ward/department staff.• If the workload makes it difficult to collect equipment for a resuscitation trolley thisshould be addressed immediately by the nurse in charge who may need to gethelp from another department or the senior nurse bleep holder for their area.• Any issues relating to resuscitation: equipment, procedures, practice, incidents,training should be referred to the Resuscitation Department by the staff memberin charge of that shift or manager of the ward/department in conjunction with anyother processes or procedures that are hospital policy and appropriate.Drug Boxes• During pharmacy opening hours if an emergency drug box is used it will need tobe returned directly to pharmacy to get a replacement.• Out of hours if a drug box is used, return it to pharmacy in the ward/departmentpharmacy box. If the department does not have a pharmacy box it can bereturned in person as soon as pharmacy is open again.• Used boxes should NOT be returned to the ITU cupboard.• Out of hours if a new drug box is needed it will be collected from the resuscitationcupboard in ITU. Its number must be recorded, the old signing out book has beenremoved and a column added to the Resuscitation Equipment RemovalRecord.• If the number is not recorded ITU will be automatically charged for the drugsused.Missing or out of date equipment: responsibilities of ward/department staff• If equipment is missing or out of date on the trolley it is the responsibility ofward/department staff to collect the equipment from the cupboard, not theporters. An audit form is not needed but the Resuscitation Equipment RemovalRecord should be completed (in the yellow folder).Document name: Resuscitation Ref.: 774Issue date: 7 February 2013Status: ApprovedAuthor: Jerry Nolan Page 21 of 25
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