PHEA checklists in the UK; utilisation of standard and ‘crash’ induction checklists, total word counts and number of checks required, stratified for high-volume and low-volume services
| Prehospital services (n=30) | ||
| High volume | Low volume* | |
| SOP for PHEA | 10 (100%) | 11 (70%) |
| PHEA checklist use mandatory | 10 (100%) | 13 (65%) |
| PHEA checklist optional | 0 (0%) | 2 (10%) |
| PHEA checklist not used | 0 (0%) | 5 (25%) |
| Separate checklist for peri-arrest patients | 7 (70%) | 3 (15%) |
| Same PHEA used for all patients | 2 (20%) | 9 (45%) |
| No checklist used for peri-arrest patients | 1 (10%) | 3 (15%) |
| Median word count (standard checklist) | 172 | 129 |
| Median number of checks (standard checklist) | 41 | 39 |
Data presented as number (%) or median as stated.
*Number of low-volume services identified=15 (data on checklist/SOP usage also included for those five services not providing number of PHEAs performed).
PHEA, prehospital emergency anaesthesia; SOP, standard operating procedure.