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Table 1 Number of staff required for the in-house initial response teams; new coma alarm compared to well-established multiple trauma alarm
From: Coma of unknown origin in the emergency department: implementation of an in-house management routine
| Coma alarm | Multiple trauma alarm |
|---|---|
| Neurologist | |
| Internal specialist | |
| Anaesthesiologist | Anaesthesiologist |
| Trauma surgeon | 3 Trauma surgeons |
| Neurosurgeon (notification only) | Neurosurgeon |
| Radiologist | |
| 2 Anaesthesiology nurses | 2 Anaesthesiology nurses |
| 3 ED nurses | 3 ED nurses |
| 2 Radiographers | 2 Radiographers |
