Role Allocation and Team Dynamics during Pre-Hospital Rapid Sequence Induction of Anaesthesia by a Physician-Critical Care Paramedic Team in the United Kingdom: A 12 Months Review of Practice

Abstract

Background: Critical care paramedics working alongside physicians in the West Midlands MERIT scheme Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT) have been shown to demonstrate high levels of proficiency in laryngoscopy during Rapid Sequence Induction of anaesthesia (RSI). The MERIT SOP does not stipulate the team member who should be allocated the role of laryngoscopy during RSI. The aim of this study is to analyse and identify factors that influence role allocation in pre-hospital RSI performed by MERIT scheme personnel in the West Midlands.