Dantrolene Location Plan
It is mandatory for dantrolene to be stocked on every site where general anaesthesia is administered. Below is an example of a location plan for a large teaching hospital:
|
LOCATION |
STOCK LEVEL |
1ST LINE RESERVE STOCK LOCATION |
2ND LINE RESERVE STOCK LOCATION |
| Teaching Hospital 1 | |||
| Emergency Department (B Wing) | 1 box (12 vials) | B Wing theatres | A Wing theatre suite |
| A Wing theatre suite (8 theatres) | 4 boxes (48 vials) | B Wing theatres | Emergency Department |
| A wing paediatric theatres (2 theatres) | 1 box (12 vials) | A Wing theatre suite | B Wing theatres |
| Day Surgery Unit (3 theatres) | 1 box (12 vials) | B Wing theatres | A Wing theatre suite |
| Obstetric theatres D Wing (2 theatres) | 1 box (12 vials) | B Wing theatres | A Wing theatre suite |
| B Wing theatres (16 theatres) | 4 boxes (48 vials) | A Wing theatre suite | Emergency Department |
| C Wing Theatres (2 theatres) | 1 box (12 vials) | B Wing theatres | A Wing theatre suite |
| Psychiatric Wing (ECT suite) | 1 box (12 vials) | A Wing theatre suite | B Wing theatres |
| Pharmacy Department | 1 box (12 vials) | Hospital 2 | Hospital 3 |
If dantrolene is used at any location the pharmacy department should be notified immediately to ensure stocks are replenished.
Whenever local dantrolene supplies have been used, elective surgery should be delayed until stocks are replenished.