'Clinical triggers' program cuts cardio arrest rate.
No separate team required for rapid response. Nurse education critical to success of initiative. Model is more readily implemented in academic facilities.
D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors