WHO checklist

Question 1

What are the components of the WHO checklist?

Answer 1

Team brief

sign in

time out

sign out

team debrief

Question 2

What occurs in team brief?

Answer 2

all team members should introduce themselves & explain their role

everyone should understand planned sequence of events, skill levels of team, staffing requirment

Question 3

What occurs in sign in?

Answer 3

Occurs before anaesthesia in anaesthetics room

patient identity checked- Name, DOB, NHS NUMBER

consent is confirmed & check for allergies, site of procedure, pregnancy

Question 4

What occurs in time out?

Answer 4

occurs before skin incision & start of surgery

occurs on operatin table

check again for patient identity & procedure site

Question 5

What occurs in sign out?

Answer 5

Done at end of procedure before wound closure

checks for:

• all equipment accounted for
• operation notes have been written
• patient has been assigned bed

Question 6

What occurs in team debrief?

Answer 6

all members of team discuss good points of operation & issues that arose

concerns answered

areas for learning & improvement identified