Resuscitation Policy - Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust

7. Resuscitation Equipment7.1 Defibrillators are located strategically throughout the Trust to enable shockdelivery within 3 minutes of a patient’s collapse anywhere on the site.7.2 The make and model of defibrillator should be standardised throughout theTrust. All emergency defibrillator equipment should be purchased with theconsent and agreement of both the Resuscitation and Medical EquipmentCommittees, and MEMS.7.3 Defibrillators should be checked in line with manufacturer’s instructions by therelevant ward/departmental staff. The procedure for this is detailed inAppendix 4.7.4 Standardised adult resuscitation trolleys are used throughout the Trust. Thecontents of each resuscitation trolley are listed in Appendix 2 (Paediatric) andAppendix 5 (Adult).7.5 Each resuscitation trolley contains a standardised cardiac arrest drug box thecontents of which are listed in Appendix 3 (Paediatric) and 6 (Adult).7.6 After each resuscitation attempt, cardiac arrest drug boxes and defibrillationpatches should be replaced from the central store outside the Intensive CareUnit (ICU) Replacement equipment is issued in exchange for a completedcardiac arrest audit form. Guidelines for the removal of equipment from theICU store are given in Appendix 7.7.7 Resuscitation trolleys must be checked at least weekly and after each use. Arecord of these checks must be maintained and kept on the ward or clinicalarea for a minimum of a year. An annual rolling programme of audit ofresuscitation trolley checks will be undertaken, as identified in the auditprogramme, and the records must be available for audit when necessary.7.8 The checking of resuscitation equipment is also included in the Matron’sscorecard quarterly report.Document name: Resuscitation Ref.: 774Issue date: 7 February 2013Status: ApprovedAuthor: Jerry Nolan Page 8 of 25