Resuscitation / Trauma Team Roles

Here is a list of team members that form part of a resuscitation / trauma team. Click on the titles to see a list of duties assigned to each of these roles.

These documents are soon to be found on the walls of the trauma bays (T1 & T2).

This documentation is adapted from that produced by Dr James Rippey’s for the WA Country Health Service (WACHS).

Medical:

Medical Team Leader:

Airway Doctor

Doctor 1 (IV, breathing, procedures)

Doctor 2 (IV access, bloods, circulation)

Nursing:

Nursing Resuscitation Coordinator

Airway Nurse

Circulation Nurse

Runner / Procedure Nurse

Date implemented – 4/2015
Review date – 4/2017
Author – James Rippey