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Table 4 Key information category themes from each method

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

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)

  
  1. aIncludes vital signs
  2. bIncludes medications, investigations, treatment