Debriefs

SJH Emergency Medicine
NHS Lothian

The STOP5 debrief tool was created by the NHS Lothian ED team to help with hot debriefs after challenging cases. It is worth considering using it if there were special circumstances in any resus case.

Editorial Information

Author(s): Craig Walker.

Author email(s): craig.a.walker@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk.

Reviewer name(s): Deepankar Datta.

Related resources

"STOP 5: STOP for 5 Minutes" – Our Bespoke Hot Debrief Model. Edinburgh Emergency Medicine. https://www.edinburghemergencymedicine.com/blog/2018/11/1/stop-5-stop-for-5-minutes-our-bespoke-hot-debrief-model

References

Walker CA, McGregor L, Taylor C, Robinson S. STOP5: a hot debrief model for
resuscitation cases in the emergency department. Clin Exp Emerg Med 2020;7(4):259-266. https://doi.org/10.15441/ceem.19.086

Evidence method

STOP 5 debrief tool