SLO 8: Leading an ED shift
The outcome
Keep an overview of patients, workload and staff, anticipate problems and coordinate safe care across the department and hospital.
What this means in practice
Review a shift or simulate a busy department, explaining priorities, delegation and escalation.
These examples address crowding and team briefing. The ECMO session is a further service-coordination case, not a complete guide to running an ED shift.
Learn
Chapter 4: Communication
Discuss crowding, immediate safety concerns and escalation through the local system.
Chapter 8: Resuscitation
Rehearse briefing the team and assigning clear actions before a resuscitation scenario.
Discuss
ECMO in the ED: recognise the option and make the referral
Compare respiratory ECMO, circulatory support and ECPR, then practise the information needed for a specialist referral.
Teaching programmes
Higher Training and Advanced Discussion
1 relevant session in this programme.
Apply it in practice
Choose one thing to try on your next suitable shift, within your role and level of supervision. Discuss what happened and what you would change.
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