Use of paediatric early warning systems in Great Britain: Has there been a change of practice in the last 7 years?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-29

  Roland, D ^a   Oliver, A ^b   Edwards, E D ^c   Mason, B W ^d   Powell, C V E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL FOR WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GENERAL PAEDIATRICS; MONITORING; NURSING CARE; PAEDIATRIC PRACTICE;

CLINICAL ALARMS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84890571940     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302783     Document Type: Article

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