All hands on deck in theatre
It was all hands on deck in the “operating theatre” at the School of Rural Health East & South Gippsland.
Staff at the Bairnsdale site were taking part in a malignant hyperthermia scenario, organised in consultation with Sian Guns, the NUM theatre, Marnie Connolly, Dr David McConville, Dr Daryl Smith, Kim Cantrill, Nurse Educators Liz Barlow and Beth Jacob, and the SLE Project Officer.
Dr John Urie worked as a member of the simulation team and coordinated the debriefing of the scenario.
The interprofessional scenario was well attended by 26 staff with SimMan 3G having his first visit to theatre for a hernia repair.
The surgical team involved were Mr Servaise DeKock, Mr Lee Van Schoor, Ally Smith and Helen Petersen. The anaesthetic team comprised Dr David Mc Conville , Dr Daryl Smith, Dr Peter Worboys Linda Malcolm , Jenny Coverdale and Ken Whateley.
Ann Maree Reggardo was elected as the team leader for the scenario and the nursing coordinator was Tanya Murray. Three staff members were allocated to mixing the dantrolene with Carmal, Donna and Kim getting the bolus dose ready for the patient.
It took team work and non-technical skills in the theatre environment to treat the medical emergency of malignant hyperthermia.
Scribe for the scenario was Jade Danby.
The feedback on the scenario, team work and the activation of the malignant hyperthermia policy was positive.