Equipment check

Resuscitation trolley check

A check that the resuscitation trolley is sealed, complete and ready. Contents are checked against your own local list; use it at the interval your organisation has set.

Fill it in online - free, no account needed. 16 questions.

What it is for

Open the log, check the trolley against your list, record what is missing or out of date.

The full question list

1. Trolley

  1. Trolley location or number *
  2. The trolley is in its designated place and can be reached without obstruction *
  3. The tamper seal or tag is intact *
  4. Seal or tag number
  5. The trolley is clean and uncluttered *

2. Equipment

  1. The defibrillator is present and shows ready *
  2. Defibrillator pads are present and in date *
  3. The oxygen cylinder is present and above the minimum level set locally *
  4. Suction is present and works when tested *
  5. Airway equipment is complete against the local list *
  6. All other equipment on the local list is present *

3. Emergency medicines

  1. Emergency medicines are complete against the local list *
  2. All emergency medicines are in date *
  3. Earliest expiry date among the contents

4. Sign-off

  1. Anything missing, replaced or still outstanding
  2. Checked by *

References

How the score works

The score is the share of scored questions that pass. N/A is left out of the score; text, dates and signatures are recorded but not scored. A completed template is a record of what you checked; it is not an inspection by a regulator or an accreditation body.