- 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/single-parameter-early-warning-criteria-predict-life-threatening-adverse-events
January 06, 2017 - Rapid response systems  (RRS) are widely seen as a  method  to rescue the clinically deteriorating patient … response team. … November 21, 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Understanding how rapid response systems may improve safety for the … May 25, 2010 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rapid response teams and continuous quality improvement. … November 25, 2009 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Enhanced end-of-life care associated with deploying a rapid response
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outreach-and-early-warning-systems-ews-prevention-intensive-care-admission-and-death
September 20, 2011 - Medical emergency teams  (also referred to as rapid response teams or critical care outreach teams) are … September 2, 2009 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Early warning systems and rapid response systems for the prevention … September 12, 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rapid response teams: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … January 5, 2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Literature review: do rapid response systems reduce the incidence of … November 24, 2010 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Effects of rapid response systems on clinical outcomes: systematic
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36414/psn-pdf
December 22, 2010 - Implementing a rapid response team.
December 22, 2010
Durkin SE. … Implementing a rapid response team. Am J Nurs. 2006;106(10):50-53. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-rapid-response-team
The author describes the use of rapid … response teams and discusses the implementation of this
intervention strategy. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-rapid-response-team
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/failure-to-rescue-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Rapid Response Systems.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primers/primer/4/rapid-response-systems. … Rapid Response Systems.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primers/primer/4/rapid-response-systems. … response system,” “rapid response 
teams,” “medical emergency teams,” and other similar 
terms. … Response Team") OR (AB 
"Rapid Response System" 
OR "Rapid Response 
Team" OR "Rapid 
Response" OR … Response Team") OR (AB 
"Rapid Response System" 
OR "Rapid Response 
Team" OR "Rapid 
Response" OR
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-medical-emergency-team-calls-comparing-subjective-objective-call-criteria
December 01, 2008 - Nurses are encouraged to call  rapid response teams  if they are concerned about a patient's condition … February 15, 2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Establishing a rapid response team (RRT) in an academic hospital: one … January 7, 2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Literature review: do rapid response systems reduce the incidence of … December 2, 2009 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rapid response teams and continuous quality improvement. … Response Team
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/periodic-resuscitation-cart-checks-and-nurse-situational-awareness-observational-study
March 18, 2020 - response and code blue events. … December 1, 2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nurses' perceptions of how rapid response teams affect the nurse, team … response teams. … August 4, 2010 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rapid response teams seen through the eyes of the nurse. … August 4, 2010 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Clinical nurse specialists as leaders in rapid response.
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37762/psn-pdf
May 14, 2008 - Revitalizing an established rapid response team.
May 14, 2008
Genardi ME, Cronin SN, Thomas LD. … Revitalizing an established rapid response team. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/revitalizing-established-rapid-response-team
This commentary describes … the strategy used at one hospital to enhance an existing rapid response team
initiative. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/revitalizing-established-rapid-response-team
https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#rapidresponseteam
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37022/psn-pdf
September 24, 2010 - Implementation and impact of a rapid response team in a
children's hospital. … Implementation and impact of a rapid response team in a
children's hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-and-impact-rapid-response-team-childrens-hospital
Rapid … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-and-impact-rapid-response-team-childrens-hospital
https:/ … /psnet.ahrq.gov//#medicalemergencyteam
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-teams-walk-dont-run
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38719/psn-pdf
June 17, 2009 - Implementation of a rapid response team: a success
story.
June 17, 2009
Scott SS, Elliott S. … Implementation of a rapid response team: a success story. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-rapid-response-team-success-story
This article describes … one hospital’s experience with the development and evaluation of a rapid response
team initiative. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-rapid-response-team-success-story
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36137/psn-pdf
September 29, 2010 - Rapid response teams: ten essentials leaders need to
know. … Rapid response teams. Ten essentials leaders need to know. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-teams-ten-essentials-leaders-need-know
The authors list … ten points for hospital executives to keep in mind when implementing a rapid response
team initiative … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-teams-ten-essentials-leaders-need-know
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39128/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - Rapid response teams and continuous quality
improvement. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-teams-and-continuous-quality-improvement
This study discusses … how analysis of rapid response team calls identified a recurrent pattern of medication
errors, and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-teams-and-continuous-quality-improvement
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /primer/rapid-response-systems
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/862155/psn-pdf
February 07, 2024 - issue/society-critical-care-medicine-guidelines-recognizing-and-responding-clinical-
deterioration
Rapid … recognition and response to patient deterioration is a crucial element of safe inpatient care. … Recommendations include organization-wide rapid response team activation
criteria, patient deterioration … society-critical-care-medicine-guidelines-recognizing-and-responding-clinical-deterioration
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/early-warning-systems-and-rapid-response-systems-prevention-patient-deterioration-acute-adult … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/rapid-response-systems
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/management-deteriorating-adult-patient-does-simulation-based-education-improve-patient-safety
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teams-quicken-response-medical-emergencies
November 11, 2015 - Citation Text: 
 Teams quicken response in medical emergencies.   Srikameswaran A. … May 7, 2018 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rapid response team activation by patients can mitigate errors. … June 17, 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Patients get power of fast response. … More About The Topic 
 
    Hospitals 
  Health Care Providers 
  Patients 
  Emergency Medicine 
  Rapid … Response Team
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-early-emergency-team-calls-and-serious-adverse-events
June 02, 2010 - The largest study of  rapid response systems  to date, the  MERIT trial  was conducted in 23 Australian … However, a  limitation  of this study was that the rapid response team was not actually called to evaluate … between rapid response team use and clinical outcomes, in that early activation of the team was associated … response system expansion. … August 20, 2018 
 
 
 
 
 
 View More 
 
 
 
 
 
 Related Resources 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rapid-response teams
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36823/psn-pdf
August 26, 2011 - Pharmacist involvement in a rapid-response team at a
community hospital. … Pharmacist involvement in a rapid-response team at a community hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-involvement-rapid-response-team-community-hospital
The author … describes one hospital's use of pharmacists as part of the rapid response team (RRT) and the
pharmacists … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-involvement-rapid-response-team-community-hospital
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38264/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Using an advanced practice nursing model for a rapid
response team. … Using an advanced practice nursing model for a rapid response team. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-advanced-practice-nursing-model-rapid-response-team
This commentary … describes one teaching hospital's rapid response team initiative, which involves a nurse-
centric team … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-advanced-practice-nursing-model-rapid-response-team
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36464/psn-pdf
January 07, 2011 - Establishing a rapid response team (RRT) in an academic
hospital: one year's experience. … Establishing a rapid response team (RRT) in an academic hospital: One
year's experience. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/establishing-rapid-response-team-rrt-academic-hospital-one-years-experience … This study provides a detailed discussion of one hospital's effort to implement a rapid response team … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/establishing-rapid-response-team-rrt-academic-hospital-one-years-experience
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866189/psn-pdf
June 26, 2024 - Patient and family
narratives of clinical deterioration before and during rapid
response system intervention … Patient and family narratives of
clinical deterioration before and during rapid response system intervention … issue/listen-me-i-really-am-sick-patient-and-family-narratives-clinical-deterioration-
and-during
Rapid … response teams (RRTs) or medical emergency teams (METs) are activated before clinical
deterioration … listen-me-i-really-am-sick-patient-and-family-narratives-clinical-deterioration-and-during
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/rapid-response-systems
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/four-years-experience-hospitalist-led-medical-emergency-team-interrupted-time-series
October 03, 2011 - A  rapid response system  consisting of a hospitalist, critical care nurse, and respiratory therapist … January 2, 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 View More 
 
 
 
 
 
 Related Resources 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rapid response systems … response team. … July 13, 2010 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The impact of Rapid Response System on delayed emergency team activation … response system.
                                     
                                                                    - 
                                        
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43180/psn-pdf
August 12, 2014 - 'Between the flags': implementing a rapid response
system at scale. … 'Between the flags': implementing a rapid response system at scale. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/between-flags-implementing-rapid-response-system-scale
This commentary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/between-flags-implementing-rapid-response-system-scale
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /primer/rapid-response-systems