A simple system change to reduce delays in emergency calls for assistance during anaesthesia in the operating theatre

Promptly calling for assistance in an anaesthetic emergency is important. However, emergency call systems are not present in all locations where anaesthesia is administered, and in those that do have an emergency call system, the call button is often obscured by other equipment or in an unfamiliar l...

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Published inBritish journal of anaesthesia : BJA Vol. 133; no. 1; pp. 14 - 15
Main Author Webster, Craig S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2024
Subjects
Anesthesia - methods
colour coding
emergency calls
Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems
Emergency Medical Services - methods
human factors
Humans
Operating Rooms
patient safety
sentinel events
Time Factors
emergency calls
patient safety
colour coding
sentinel events
human factors
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Summary:Promptly calling for assistance in an anaesthetic emergency is important. However, emergency call systems are not present in all locations where anaesthesia is administered, and in those that do have an emergency call system, the call button is often obscured by other equipment or in an unfamiliar location. Placing a red stripe from the ceiling, down the wall, to the emergency call button significantly reduces delays in activating an emergency call, demonstrating a simple but effective system change to the layout of operating theatres.
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ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
1471-6771
DOI:10.1016/j.bja.2024.03.019