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Revitalising the medical emergency team call [PDF]
Crit Care, 2015 Medical emergency team (MET) calls are quickly becoming an integral part of the response to a deteriorating patient in Australia. Conceptually the MET call response incorporates a structured approach, but in practice this can quickly disintegrate. This collapse of method can leave patients without clear treatment plans and staff disenfranchised.
Verma K, Jasiowski S, Jones K.
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The Medical Emergency Team [PDF]
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 1995 The concept of a Medical Emergency Team was developed in order to rapidly identify and manage seriously ill patients at risk of cardiopulmonary arrest and other high-risk conditions. The aim of this study was to describe the utilization and outcome of Medical Emergency Team interventions over a one-year period at a teaching hospital in South Western ...
A, Lee +3 more
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Medical emergency teams: Is there M.E.R.I.T? [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 2007 Many deaths, cardiac arrests, and unplanned intensive care unit (ICU) admissions are preceded by failure to recognize deteriorating vital signs1,2 or trigger intervention.3,4 Furthermore, survival following cardiovascular collapse is low, whereas early response likely improves survival.5,6 As such, in-hospital medical emergency teams (MET) were ...
Peter G. Brindley +2 more
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Emergency Medical team: an Entrapped Patient [PDF]
Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2004 Motor vehicle collision is one leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Victims may be trapped in the deformed vehicles. Emergency medical team may be summoned to help in the extrication process. The principles of resuscitation in the pre-hospital phase are the same as in the in-hospital phase, but clinicians would face greater impediments to success
KC Shek, YK Mak, CW Kam, HH Yau
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Medical Emergency During Flight: A Team-Building Exercise [PDF]
MedEdPORTAL, 2017 While teams are a central component in health care, many professionals who function in them have had little, if any, formal training on how to develop an effective team. Medical educators and trainers have used many different approaches to teach the basic skills and knowledge of team effectiveness and how team members can best interact with each other.
Jeff Pettit, Kristi J. Ferguson
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Improving the documentation of medical emergency team reviews
Critical Care and Resuscitation, 2008 To improve the documentation of events surrounding medical emergency team (MET) calls and to audit the incidence of MET calls and subsequent patient outcomes.Prospective audit and patient chart review before and after three simultaneous interventions: medical team education, addition of intensive care personnel to the MET and introduction of a ...
Andrew J, Casamento +3 more
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Parent-activated medical emergency teams: a parent's perspective [PDF]
BMJ Quality & Safety, 2015 In 2008, I lost my baby son due to serious failures in his care at the hospital where he was born. Joshua’s mother collapsed shortly after the birth and was treated with antibiotics and fluids. She soon made a full recovery, but Joshua, we were told by staff on the ward, was fine.
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Breaches of pre-medical emergency team call criteria in an Australian hospital. [PDF]
Crit Care Resusc, 2023 Jones D +4 more
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Medical Emergency Team: A Game Changer in the Wards. [PDF]
Indian J Crit Care Med, 2023 Chandrasegarane S, Amte RK.
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Improving the management of medical emergency team calls due to suspected infections: A before-after study. [PDF]
Crit Care Resusc, 2023 Ludikhuize J +8 more
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