title: Rapid response systems in adult academic medical centers.
abstract: A survey suggests that the academic medical centers with successful rapid response system programs defined each call as a chance to save a life, as well as an educational opportunity to increase the knowledge of nurses, interns, and residents throughout the institution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, USA. Kathryn.Wood@duke.edu
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Sumant R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ranji
authors.forename: Brigid
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dracup
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce