Timeout univercal protocol

I suggest you google it. A single search brings up a lot of info.

We had to do a special training that was related to flight training when we started doing timeouts. This is a basic timeout in our OR. Usually the circulator states the patients name, reads from the patient's consent what the pt has consented for, the birthday, any allergies, any preop antibiotics given and the time given, the position the pt is in, any other pertinent info needed to be given (type and screened for example). Then the scrub gives their time out: whether counts are done, what drugs and solutions are on the field, any special supplies they have or still need: then anesthesia adds their part, like the type of anesthesia given, ASA, then the surgeon gives their timeout, usually reiterating the consent and a brief pt history and noting the staff to speak up if there are any concerns. This is all done before incision is made. We have a checklist to go by that is on a big erase board that we fill out for each case that has all this info on it. It sounds lengthy, but it isn't. I've never googled it. I hope that helps. :)

Let's not forget the foghorn voice used to shut ppl up so they will listen to the Time-Out (my beginning line, which JC liked, is "Ladies and Gentlemen, i WILL have your attention NOW because this is our official Time-Out, our pt.'s name is............").