The effect of a staged, emergency department specific rapid response system on reporting of clinical deterioration

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 218-226

  Considine, Julie ^a   Rawet, Jen ^a   Currey, Judy ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Emergency nursing; Patient safety; Rapid response teams; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VICTORIA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84940703570     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2015.07.001     Document Type: Article

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