Resuscitation is a System
by: rod
In a real resus room, we’re constantly on the phone or computer. Coordinating teams. Activating massive transfusion. Reviewing blood gases. Documenting decisions.
So our ResusPro resus rooms have phones and computers too.
But we hadn’t initially thought about two important things: Who do we communicate with, and what do they say?
Real-life comms aren’t neat. They’re interrupted. They include banal, distracting and sometimes unexpected questions that create friction.
So we introduced structured scripts for faculty answering calls and messages, whether it’s a pre-alert, cardiac arrest call, specialty referral or massive transfusion activation. The realism isn’t just in the ringing phone or checking messages. It’s in the cognitive interruption.
Digitally, we use Epic’s “Playground” when training our Cambridge-based teams, a safe replica of our live EHR for practising documentation, ordering and reviewing results. But we recognise other systems are available, so we’re introducing a generic interface to make workflows realistic for all delegates.
Because effective resuscitation isn’t just clinical.
It’s also operational.
