On-callOut of hoursCore Trainee
On-call Survival Guide
Structured approaches to the surgical emergencies, post-operative complications and ward calls you will face out of hours.
If in doubt, call your senior. This guide supports your clinical reasoning, it does not replace your registrar.
Immediate
Urgent
Routine
, priority level of the scenario馃珌 Airway & breathing emergencies
Numbers to know
2222
Emergency (cardiac arrest / critical patient)
Bleep via switchboard
Anaesthetic emergency on-call
Via switchboard
Blood bank (massive transfusion)
Via switchboard
ITU/HDU on-call
Via switchboard
On-call pharmacist
Via switchboard or direct bleep
Vascular SpR (acute vascular emergencies)
Numbers vary by hospital. Save your hospital-specific bleep numbers on your first day. Never be afraid to call for help, the escalation pathway exists for exactly that.