Adding rapid response team to children's hospital reduces risk of death, cardiac arrests

Time November 20, 2007 - 5:00am Link Adding rapid response team to children's hospital reduces risk of death, cardiac arrests Description A children's hospital that added a rapid response medical team for patients not in the intensive care unit saw an 18 percent decrease in the death rate, and about a 70 percent decline in the rate of cardiac and respiratory arrests, according to a study in the Nov. 21 issue of JAMA. Source AAAS Science News Email to friendBookmark thisPrint version » login or register to post comments | 62 reads Score: 0  0 vote(s) updated every 10 min