'Between the flags': implementing a rapid response system at scale.

Clifford Hughes; Charles Pain; Jeffrey Braithwaite; Kenneth M. Hillman

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'Between the flags': implementing a rapid response system at scale.

May 14, 2014

Hughes C, Pain C, Braithwaite J, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(9):714-7.

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This commentary describes the design and implementation of a patient charting initiative based on principles from a surf lifesaving program in Australia. The intervention standardized documentation of patients' vital signs to create visual triggers for timely launch of a medical emergency team.

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