Table 3 Emergency equipment and safety checks
Essential equipment required at the bedside
• Self-inflating manual resuscitation bag with
appropriately sized face mask
• High-flow suction unit with Yankeur sucker and
endotracheal suction catheters
Additional equipment readily accessible to the
bedside
• Intubation equipment
• Oxygen—–wall and portable supplies
• Battery operated suction unit
Safety checks
• All equipment is present, readily accessible and
in full working order
• The ventilator is connected where possible to
an uninterrupted power supply
• Intravenous infusions are being delivered
according to a current order with the correct
rate, composition, time of expiry, point of
administration, etc.
• Patient equipment is functioning properly and
safe alarm limits are set
• Monitoring devices are connected appropriately
and safe alarm limits are set