Personnel staffing medical emergency team (MET) responses
| Personnel | Role | Objective |
|---|---|---|
| ACLS = Advanced Cardiac Life Support; ICU = intensive care unit. | ||
| ICU physician | Team leader | Direct ACLS team efforts, medical decision making |
| ICU nurse | Run medication/equipment cart | Prepare medications, equipment, defibrillator for delivery to patient |
| ICU nurse | Recorder | Coordinate data flow: record events, labs sent, obtain results, other data as required |
| Floor nurse | Bedside nursing | Deliver medications, obtain vital signs, verify IV function |
| Anesthesia or critical care | Airway manager | Assure oxygenation and ventilation |
| Respiratory care | Airway assistant | Oxygen supply, suction, respiratory equipment |
| Physician | Chest compressions | Assess circulation, deliver chest compressions |
| Physician | Procedure physician | Perform required procedures: obtain arterial blood for analysis, thoracostomy, central venous access |