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Developing and evaluating a trigger response system.
Cherry K, Martinek J, Esleck S, Ivory A, Logan R, Ward J. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:331-338.

This article discusses how one hospital developed, tested, and refined the activation system for its rapid response team.
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