10th June 2022

You are working in a busy A&E department. You are treating a patient for a suspected pulmonary embolism

You are working in a busy A&E department. You are treating a patient for a suspected pulmonary embolism, and although you think you have completed the treatment and subsequently ongoing referral correctly, you want to double-check the trust guidelines. You then discover that the part of the trust intranet containing A&E guidelines appears to be “down”.

A nurse then calls you to review one of your other patients, who has suddenly dropped their blood pressure and appears unwell.

Which of the following options is the most appropriate course of action?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.