Improvement Initiatives of Resuscitation Service in a Regional Rehabilitation Hospital in Hong Kong

• Published in: World hospitals and health services Vol. 52; no. 1; p. 45
• Main Authors: Ho Pik Lai, Erica, Yeung, Sim Heung, Leung, Kai Chi, Lo, Kit Wing, Ko Yuen Ting, Phoebe, Lau Moon Yu, Janet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2016
• Subjects: Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Hong Kong; Quality Improvement - organization & administration; Rehabilitation Centers; Resuscitation - instrumentation; Hong Kong
• ISSN: 1029-0540

Limited accessibility to resuscitation equipment and non-standardized instrument layout in trolleys would cause difficulty for the team members to access appropriate emergency equipment for delivering prompt resuscitation service in Tung Wah Eastern Hospital (TWEH). Improvement initiatives were implemented in September 2012 after endorsement by the resuscitation subcommittee: (i) standardization and installation of resuscitation equipment including resuscitation trolleys, emergency drug kits, automatic emergency defibrillators, designated response team (DRT) kit; (ii) guidelines revision involves the workflow, staff deployment, and designated areas for resuscitation during different service hours and (iii) staff training by workshop and video. Periodic resuscitation drill was held to monitor staff performance after training and the debriefing provided a chance for discussion and feedback from frontline staff. The compliance audit result for this exercise and the staff performance in the drills were improved, showing that the initiatives were successful. Resuscitation, Accessibility, Standardization, Drill.