Regular in situ simulation training of paediatric Medical Emergency Team improves hospital response to deteriorating patients

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 218-222

  Theilen, U ^a   Leonard, P ^a   Jones, P ^b   Ardill, R ^a   Weitz, J ^a   Agrawal, D ^a   Simpson, D ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human factors; In situ simulation team training; Medical Emergency Team; Recognition and management of evolving critical illness; Response to deteriorating hospital patients; Resuscitation skills of ward staff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATION;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MANIKINS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84873474584     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.06.027     Document Type: Article

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