Rapid response systems: Identification and management of the "Prearrest State"

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-152

  McCurdy, Michael T ^a   Wood, Samantha L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Medical emergency team; Patient monitoring; Rapid response

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; REVIEW;

EID: 82955193259     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.09.012     Document Type: Review

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