Developing and evaluating the success of a family activated medical emergency team: A quality improvement report

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 203-211

  Brady, Patrick W ^a   Zix, Julie ^a   Brilli, Richard ^b   Wheeler, Derek S ^a   Griffith, Kristie ^c   Giaccone, Mary Jo ^a   Dressman, Kathy ^a   Kotagal, Uma ^a   Muething, Stephen ^a   Tegtmeyer, Ken ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DETERIORATION; FAMILY; FAMILY ACTIVATED MEDICAL EMERGENCY TEAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING UNIT; PROCESS CONTROL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY;

COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCIES; FAMILY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84922665119     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003001     Document Type: Article

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