A Lifesaving Quality Improvement Project - Investigating the Practicality of the Emergency Medicine Bag in a Primary Care Setting

Rowland, A. and Crawford, L. (2024) A Lifesaving Quality Improvement Project - Investigating the Practicality of the Emergency Medicine Bag in a Primary Care Setting. ADEGS 2024, Carnoustie, UK, 25-26 Jan 2024. (Unpublished)

Abstract

Although uncommon, emergencies in primary care must be adequately prepared for. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has produced a resource of emergency medications GP practices are recommended to stock. This list is neither exhaustive nor mandatory, but practices should consider the necessity within their population (1). Many GP practices choose to have an emergency bag on site. Alnwick Medical Practice developed an emergency bag which contained all the medication and equipment required for medical emergencies in primary care. Successful treatment in a medical emergency requires staff to be confident in using the emergency bag under pressure and be familiar with its layout and contents. This QIP explored staff confidence in navigating the emergency bag before and after a QI intervention.

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
• Keywords: Quality improvement project, primary care.
• Status: Unpublished
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Crawford, Dr Lynsay
• Authors: Rowland, A., and Crawford, L.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > General Practice and Primary Care
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2024 The Authors
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with the permission of the authors