The Open Emergency Medicine Journal

2009, 2 : 18-27
Published online 2009 August 18. DOI: 10.2174/1876542400902010018
Publisher ID: TOEMJ-2-18

Resuscitation Team Organization for Emergency Departments: A Conceptual Review and Discussion

L.B. Mellick and B.D. Adams
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA

ABSTRACT

In this article we discuss code or resuscitation team organization. The goals of this article are to define the questions surrounding code team organization and structure, discuss how organization can make a difference, review resuscitation systems and processes, and discuss aspects of team structure and performance. Issues of team performance include teamwork, leadership, communication and safety.