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Journal Club article: Empowering senior medical residents as resuscitation team leaders

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: 3rd Young ERC Resuscitation Science Masterclass [1].It discusses the paper "Empowering senior medical residents as resuscitation team leaders" [2].A code blue (North America) or cardiac arrest call (Europe) in a hospital generally indicates a patient requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other immediate medical attention [3]. Which knowledge gap does this study address?Previous studies have identified non-technical skills relevant to cardiac arrest management, including leadership, communication, mutual performance monitoring, maintenance of standards and guidelines, and task management, as well as barriers such as inexperienced team leaders, task overload, hierarchy, and difficulties maintaining focus on chest compressions [4,5].A recent International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) systematic review found evidence that teaching team competencies can improve resuscitation skills performance, CPR quality, and team competencies [6][7][8].

Source: Resuscitation Plus

DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101551

Authors: Fabian Unterholzer, Catharina E. Jansen, Milica Vasilic, Connor Gilronan, Sabine Nabecker