Action Card 2: Critical Care Consultant 2 (CCC2)

SJH Theatres and Anaesthetics
NHS Lothian

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