Have We Done the Time Out?
Theatre door poster — A4 or A3
What it is
A theatre-door poster with the three pauses and the one rule: nobody cuts until the Time Out is done.
Where to use it
On the inside of every operating-theatre door, at eye level. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — surgical safety.
Translate and adapt
English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.
The same code is printed on the tool itself. Scan it in any facility to reach this page.
Surgical Safety Checklist
Time-Out Briefing Card
Surgical Safety Checklist — Implementation Guide
Checklist Compliance Audit Form
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