The rapid response team paradox: Why doesn't anyone call for help?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 634-636

  Buist, Michael ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medical emergency team; Rapid response team; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 38549157073     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0B013E3181629C85     Document Type: Editorial

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