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Rescue me: saving the vulnerable non-ICU patient population.
Bader MK, Neal B, Johnson L, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:199-205.

A nurse-led rapid response team achieved significant reductions in cardiac arrests and unanticipated ICU transfers at a community hospital.
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