Pericardiocentesis

In cases where patient develops acute tamponade and becomes unstable, is it our responsibility clinically and/or legally to be doing a pericardiocentesis, or are we supposed to call CT surgery? I personally have never done one in residency, and never have been trained for one, but in cases where you get an acute tamponade and the patient codes, medication/CPR won't really do much. How many of you would just pull out a needle and start stabbing or is this malpractice..
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