From: Team communication patterns in emergency resuscitation: a mixed methods qualitative analysis
Interviews (n = 18) | Simulated observations (n = 30) | Live observations (n = 12) | Final consensus categories |
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Time | Time (included time since last epinephrine, duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and “cycling” or frequency of blood pressure monitoring) | Resuscitation status (patient status and time elapsed) | Time |
Vital signs | Patient statusa | Vital Signs | Patient statusa |
Patient assessment | History (included allergy status, “down time” and mechanism of injury) | History | History |
Medications | Medications | Treatments | Interventionsb |
Investigations | Investigations (included x-ray, computed tomography and bloodwork) | Investigations | Assistance and consultations |
Interventions | Interventions | Clinical findings | Team members present |
Team members present | Treatments | Intravenous access | |
Assistance requests and consultations | Equipment | ||
Codes (included activation of the trauma team, cardiac catheterization lab and security team for violent patients) |