Increasing the use of an existing medical emergency team in a teaching hospital

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 731-735

  Jones, D A ^a   Mitra, B ^b   Barbetti, J ^c   Choate, K ^c   Leong, T ^c   Bellomo, R ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Alfred Emergency and Trauma Centre   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Emergency response call; Medical emergency team; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 33845884820     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400606     Document Type: Review

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