Code Red Induction
This week I have started a new job as a Surgical SpR in a Major Trauma Centre. I was assured by my service manager that I had be allocated a two week ‘shadowing’ period, as I am new to the hospital and therefore have no IT access, badge, any idea how the system works or any experience of working in a Major Trauma Centre. He then went on to say that unfortunately due to a rota gap, there would not actually be anyone to shadow and would I mind awfully holding the trauma bleep. I cannot say I was terribly surprised that, as in most new positions in the NHS, I would be starting very much in the deep end. Shortly after this less-than exhaustive induction, the trauma bleep went off for my very first Code Red trauma call. Time to start shadowing myself! As I couldn’t find my way to the Resus Bay from within the hospital, I walked out of the hospital and came back in the patient entrance to A&E from the street. The patient was just being wheeled into Resus by the Air-ambulance doctor at th