Your in "time out"
This is an hard stop safety-check for procedures
What is a safety-check conducted immediately prior to the start of a procedure with all team members present
A checklist to ensure safety precautions that include: patient dentification, consenting the patient, surgical site marking, briefing, time out, and debriefing.
Key Elements of Safe Procedure
We ensure the correct patient by asking for their full name and date of birth.
What is the 2 patient identifier
The care team and patient have a role to ensure a positive outcome by ensuring
What is identifying
Correct Patient
Correct Procedure
Correct Procedural site or side
A medical intervention to access the body through an incision, puncture of the skin, or instrument via a natural orifice
What is invasive procedure?
Prior to patient anesthesia/sedation or set up with no anesthesia/sedation, this checklist is must be completed in person with the surgeon/proceduralist and one clinical care member
What is Debriefing