HDMH ER stocking reminder

Hi all –

In follow-up to our discussions at Journal Club tonight, I wanted to remind everyone of the following:

1. PROBLEM SOLVING for STOCKING ISSUES: There is a clipboard with ORANGE paper that leans up against the glass behind the ‘captain’s chair’ MD computer that is labelled “Physician – Missing and/or needed items”. This is intended to be a place you can jot down items you found were not stocked or missing while on shift (i.e. no dermabond in suture carts, missing cast supplies, where the heck is our otoscope…) This is meant to assist in communication with our nurses that do the stocking at night, and Sara Tumber can also review this every once in a while to try to fix some of the common/systemic issues that come up.

2. NEW CENTRAL LINE AND ART LINE KITS: Sara has created boxes to house supplies for central lines and art lines. These live on top of the carts in Trauma 1 and are very clearly labelled. Not sure if anyone has used them yet – if you do, any feedback on whether anything is missing? Central line kits should contain all the necessities including lidocaine, sterile syringes, caps, dressings, glove/gown/masks, and sterile U/S probe covers…. should help facilitate a quick and safe set-up in the future. Same idea for art lines (both femoral and radial should be stocked in the same box)

Also:
Keep your eye out for an email from me with a doodle poll in the next couple of days. Before our next business meeting I am hoping to put together some patient information handouts that can be kept on hand in the ER, and want your feedback on what topics would be most useful. (This goes for SMMH and HDMH docs)

Kirsten