The Royal Resus Race was a huge success
The RBWH Anaesthetics team have claimed the official Royal Resus Race title for the highest participation rate, with 73 members of their team now ‘resus ready’, while the General Surgery team took out the top spot for a unit average score of 99.1%.
The 2023 Royal Resus Race ran from 1-31 May, garnering interest from more than 300 staff members across Medical Services, Allied Health and more.
The Resuscitation Education Initiative is an innovative project being delivered at RBWH, implementing a best-practice, multidisciplinary approach to educating clinicians about recognition and response to deteriorating patients, medical emergencies, and cardiac arrest. The interprofessional team is developing and delivering a range of novel education and professional development programs across the campus.
The RBWH Royal Resus Race aimed to highlight adult resuscitation as an essential skill, improve awareness and drive increased uptake of training, using gamification to inspire and engage participants.
RBWH Project Lead and Staff Specialist Resuscitation Education Dr Sean Wing said quality CPR and early defibrillation is the cornerstone of any resuscitation attempt, with the evidence showing that quality CPR and a standardised approach improves patient survival and reduces preventable harm.
“The Royal Resus Race initiative provides a unique and engaging way for teams to engage in essential resuscitation skills practice,” Dr Wing said.
“The capability for the team to be mobile and deliver training in novel places means there is much better access to the training for clinicians who would normally not be able to access a ‘standard’ training class.
“We are hoping this takes off as an annual initiative!”