Implementing an MET-based RRS at Toronto General Hospital.

Michael B. Warner; Stuart F. Reynolds

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Implementing an MET-based RRS at Toronto General Hospital.

January 16, 2008

Warner MB, Reynolds SF. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(1):57-9, 1.

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This article describes one hospital's implementation of a rapid response system and provides a case example illustrating the effective deployment of the medical emergency team.

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