Resuscitation Policy - Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust

New equipment after a resuscitation event: responsibilities of ward/departmentstaff• If equipment is needed after a cardiac arrest, collecting new equipment can bedelegated to the portering staff. It is the responsibility of ward/department staff toensure the equipment needed is written on the audit form and the form given tothe porter.Responsibilities of ITU Staff• ITU staff are responsible for opening the cupboard for the porters, selecting andgiving the equipment to them as per the audit form completed by theward/department staff.• ITU staff need to collect a completed audit form from the porters and put it in thedesignated place.• ITU staff are responsible for opening the cupboard to ward/department staff butwill not select equipment for them.New equipment after a resuscitation event: responsibility of portering staff• Porters will collect equipment for ward/department staff after a peri/cardiac arrestif they are given a completed audit form. ITU staff will open up the cupboard andselect the correct equipment for them, according to what has been requested bythe ward/department staff on the audit form.Equipment available for collection from the ITU cupboardITEMSQuantity stocked in ITU cupboardBag- mask-device Min 15Red airway box Min 15Phillips adult plus multifunction Min 20electrode padsPhillips paediatric plus multifunction Min 10electrode pads3/0 Mersilk suture 1 boxOxygen mask with reservoir 15Drug box (from cupboard only when 5 in addition to pharmacy supplypharmacy is shut)Defibrillator printer paper20 rollsValve for pocket mask 20Document name: Resuscitation Ref.: 774Issue date: 7 February 2013Status: ApprovedAuthor: Jerry Nolan Page 22 of 25