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Team communication

Communication & debriefing

Static examples for simulation, faculty development, and educational review. These examples do not accept patient information or generate a patient-specific script.

Teaching boundary: Adapt language to local policy, team roles, and the actual clinical context. Do not paste patient identifiers into this website.

Airway timeout — simulation example

“State the indication, major physiology risk, primary plan, backup plan, operator, device, positioning, medications, and the trigger for changing strategy.”

Failed-attempt reset — simulation example

“Pause, restore oxygenation, name the limiting problem, and deliberately change at least one variable such as position, suction, device, operator, or tube-delivery strategy.”

Post-intubation complication communication

“State the observed pattern, assign tube/circuit, hemodynamic, and ventilation checks, and compare findings with the local post-intubation complication framework.”

Structured handoff — teaching template

Review tube depth and confirmation, ventilator mode and settings, analgesia and sedation, hemodynamics, outstanding studies, reassessment plan, and difficult-airway information.

No-PHI debrief

Capture technique, equipment, physiology, team communication, what changed between attempts, and one learning point. Do not include names, MRNs, dates of birth, exact encounter times, room numbers, or identifiable media.

About this resource
Created by: Andrew Pirotte, MD; Kyle Brown, MD; Reba Hodge, MD; Amanda Vanderwerf, PharmD, BCEMP; Morgan Kimball, PharmD, BCEMP; Joshua Mohess Clinical review: Emergency medicine faculty review completed. Medication content reviewed by Amanda Vanderwerf, PharmD, BCEMP, and Morgan Kimball, PharmD, BCEMP. Last reviewed: 2026-07-23 Next scheduled review: 2027-01-23 Designed for: EM residents, emergency physicians, EMS clinicians, airway educators, and simulation faculty Important: Educational resource and clinical-reference guide only; not a bedside order set or substitute for local protocol, medical direction, or clinical judgment. Website contact: [email protected]