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Pediatric rapid response teams in the academic medical center.
Mistry KP, Turi J, Hueckel R, Mericle JM, Meliones JN. Clin Ped Emerg Med. 2006;7:241-247.
 

The authors discuss the implementation of a rapid response team for pediatric patient care and introduce the concept of a team that proactively monitors patients at risk of clinical deterioration rather than waiting to assess the patient when they have been alerted to a problem.
 
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Resource Type:  Journal Article > Study

Setting of Care:  Hospitals > General Hospitals > Emergency Departments

   Hospitals > Children’s Hospitals

Target Audience:  Health Care Executives and Administrators > Facility and Group Administrators

   Health Care Executives and Administrators > Risk Managers

   Health Care Executives and Administrators > Quality and Safety Professionals

Clinical Area:  Medicine > Pediatrics > Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Safety Target:  Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems

Approach to Improving Safety:  Teamwork

   Specialization of Care > Specialized Teams > Rapid Response Team

Origin/Sponsor:  North America > United States of America
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