Why Have a Rapid Response System? Cold with Fear: The Patient and Family Experience of Failure to Rescue

Haskell, Helen

Pages 3-15

Rapid Response Systems: History and Terminology

Winters, Bradford D. (et al.)

Pages 17-24

RRS’s General Principles

Rao, Ajay D. (et al.)

Pages 25-30

Measuring Safety

Winters, Bradford D. (et al.)

Pages 31-44

Medical Trainees and Patient Safety

Lam, Stephen (et al.)

Pages 45-52

RRS and the Culture of Safety

Hillman, Ken (et al.)

Pages 53-57

Creating Process and Policy Change in Healthcare

Reynolds, Stuart F. (et al.)

Pages 59-62

The Assessment and Interpretation of Vital Signs

Kellett, John

Pages 63-85

Multiple Parameter Track and Trigger Systems

Petersen, John Asger

Pages 87-94

Causes of Failure to Rescue

Hravnak, Marilyn (et al.)

Pages 95-110

Rapid Response Systems: A Brief Review of the Evidence

Winters, Bradford

Pages 111-124

Making the Business Case for a Rapid Response System

Townsend, Shane C.

Pages 125-136

Hospital Size and Location and Feasibility of the Rapid Response System

Jones, Daryl A. (et al.)

Pages 139-146

Barriers to the Implementation of RRS

Davies, Oluwaseun (et al.)

Pages 147-158

An Overview of the Afferent Limb

Smith, Gary B. (et al.)

Pages 159-171

The Impact of Delayed Rapid Response System Activation

Jones, Daryl A. (et al.)

Pages 173-180

Nurse-Led Rapid Response Teams

Duncan, Kathy D. (et al.)

Pages 181-191

MET: Physician-Led RRTs

Jones, Daryl A. (et al.)

Pages 193-200

Pediatric RRSs

Bonafide, Christopher P. (et al.)

Pages 201-212

Rapid Response Systems and the Septic Patient

Maluso, Patrick (et al.)

Pages 213-218

Other Efferent Limb Teams: Crises that Require Specialized Resources

Shearn, Dan (et al.)

Pages 219-227

Crisis Teams for Obstetric Patients

Dalby, Patricia (et al.)

Pages 229-239

Personnel Resources for Responding Teams

Mantoo, Sonali (et al.)

Pages 241-252

Equipment, Medications, and Supplies for a Rapid Response Team

Delgado, Edgar (et al.)

Pages 253-266

Governance of the Rapid Response System

Heland, Melodie (et al.)

Pages 267-273

Continuous Monitoring for Early Detection of Deterioration on General Care Units

Cardona-Morrell, Magnolia (et al.)

Pages 277-287

Dying Safely

Cardona-Morrell, Magnolia (et al.)

Pages 289-299

The Second Victim

Scott, Susan D. (et al.)

Pages 301-308

Rapid Response Teams in Teaching Hospitals

Bell, Max (et al.)

Pages 309-313

The Nurse’s View of RRS

Odell, Mandy (et al.)

Pages 315-319

Opportunities for Resident Training with Rapid Response Systems

Lighthall, Geoffrey K.

Pages 321-328

Optimizing RRSs Through Simulation

Hamilton, Melinda Fiedor (et al.)

Pages 329-340

Evaluating Effectiveness of Complex System Interventions

Chen, Jack

Pages 341-350

Rapid Response Systems: Education for Ward Staff Caring for At-Risk and Deteriorating Patients

Smith, Gary B. (et al.)

Pages 351-365

Setting Up a Standardized Process and Outcome Assessment Tool

Jaderling, Gabriella (et al.)

Pages 367-373

The Impact of Rapid Response Systems on Not-For-Resuscitation (NFR) Orders

Flabouris, Arthas (et al.)

Pages 375-382