SAQ 1503 – Access block with incoming unstable trauma patient

You are the ED consultant on a Sunday evening. Multiple admitted patients are awaiting ward beds and all acute and resuscitation spaces are full. Ambulance advises they are bringing an unstable patient with an abdominal gunshot wound from 20 minutes away.

List three actions within the ED to accommodate the inbound patient.

(Marked out of 3.0)

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List two actions you would suggest to hospital executive to minimise ongoing access block this evening.

(Marked out of 2.0)

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Provide three strategies to avoid similar weekend access block, with two specific implementation points for each.

(Marked out of 9.0)
Strategy | Details<br /> Strategy 1 |<br /> Strategy 2 |<br /> Strategy 3 |

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Total Score: 0 / 14

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