Uncovering system errors using a rapid response team: Cross-coverage caught in the crossfire

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 173-178

  Kaplan, Lewis J ^a   Maerz, Linda L ^a   Schuster, Kevin ^a   Lui, Felix ^a   Johnson, Dirk ^a   Roesler, Daniel ^a   Luckianow, Gina ^a   Davis, Kimberly A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

80 Hour work week; Communication; Medical emergency teams; Medical errors; Night float; Physician extenders; Rapid response teams; Residency training; Sign out

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70350445171     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819ea514     Document Type: Article

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