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Tools for assessing trauma team leadership

Exploring tools used in the assessment of Trauma Team Leadership using video review: a systematic review
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine · Added 27 July 2026

Leadership is a key non‑technical determinant of trauma team performance and is associated with adherence to protocols and patient outcomes.

Study type

Systematic review

Design

Systematic review of video-review studies of trauma resuscitations

Participants

20 studies (1988–2024), 19 assessment tools

Main finding

T-NOTECHS was the most used tool (7/20 studies); marked heterogeneity in domains, raters and training; inter-rater reliability ranged from poor to excellent and was inconsistently reported

Caveat

Substantial heterogeneity precluded meta-analysis; narrative synthesis only

Bottom line

Context only

Learning goal

Strengthen my judgement in leading trauma resuscitations by applying non-technical leadership assessment in practice.

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• Topic: Trauma
• Daily scan: 27 July 2026

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