Hospital rapid response teams need training
(HealthDay)—While hospital rapid response teams are effective in managing patients at risk or in crisis, team members need teamwork and good communication, according to a study published in the May issue ...
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May 11, 2013 |
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Triggers study evaluates regular staff, ICU specialists
A system of care focused on the detection and systematic assessment of patients with clinical instability can yield similar outcomes as rapid response teams staffed with trained intensive care specialists, a Beth Israel Deaconess ...
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Jul 17, 2012 |
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Lead poisoning in 2,000 children in north Nigeria
Illegal gold mining has left at least 2,000 children with lead poisoning in several northern Nigerian villages, where 400 children have already died from contamination, an official said Friday.
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Oct 28, 2011 |
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15-minute door-to-balloon time may be a record for a Chicago hospital
When 45-year-old Bobbie Jeske arrived at Loyola's ER with a massive, life-threatening heart attack, it took Dr. Fred Leya just 15 minutes to perform an emergency balloon angioplasty.
Cardiology
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Can vital signs predict cardiac arrest on the wards? Yes, but...
Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center attempting to identify the vital signs that best predict those hospitalized patients at greatest risk for cardiac arrest found that a composite index used in some hospitals ...
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May 16, 2011 |
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