scholarly journals Medical emergency teams at the ottawa Hospital: the first two years

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan D. Baxter ◽  
Pierre Cardinal ◽  
Jonathan Hooper ◽  
Rakesh Patel
Keyword(s):  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Ottawa Hospital ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams

scholarly journals Outcomes of Patients Treated with Prehospital Noninvasive Ventilation: Observational Retrospective Multicenter Study in the Northern French Alps

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1359
Author(s):  
Julie Pinczon ◽  
Nicolas Terzi ◽  
Pascal Usseglio-Polatera ◽  
Gaël Gheno ◽  
Dominique Savary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Noninvasive Ventilation ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ◽  
Prehospital Management ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams ◽  
Prehospital Diagnosis ◽  
Current Guidelines ◽  
Retrospective Multicenter Study

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) improves the outcome of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (AcPE) and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (aeCOPD) but is not recommended in pneumonia. The aim of this study was to assess the appropriateness of the use of NIV in a prehospital setting, where etiological diagnostics rely mainly on clinical examination. This observational multicenter retrospective study included all the patients treated with NIV by three mobile medical emergency teams in 2015. Prehospital diagnoses and hospital diagnoses were extracted from the medical charts. The appropriateness of NIV was determined by matching the hospital diagnosis to the current guidelines. Among the 14,067 patients screened, 172 (1.2%) were treated with NIV. The more frequent prehospital diagnoses were AcPE (n = 102, 59%), acute respiratory failure of undetermined cause (n = 46, 28%) and aeCOPD (n = 17, 10%). An accurate prehospital diagnosis was more frequent for AcPE (83/88, 94%) than for aeCOPD (14/32, 44%; p < 0.01). Only two of the 25 (8%) pneumonia cases were diagnosed during prehospital management. Prehospital NIV was inappropriate for 32 (21%) patients. Patients with inappropriate NIV had a higher rate of in-hospital intubation than patients with appropriate NIV (38% vs. 8%; p < 0.001). This high frequency of inappropriate NIV could be reduced by an improvement in the prehospital detection of aeCOPD and pneumonia.

Medical emergency teams: Are improved outcomes really like day and night?*

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1840-1841
Author(s):  
Jennifer Needle ◽  
Michael R. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams

In-situ simulation

Trauma ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Schofield ◽  
Emma Welfare ◽  
Simon Mercer
Keyword(s):  
Medical Emergency ◽  
In Situ Simulation ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams ◽  
Clinical Workplace ◽  
Trauma Teams ◽  
New Guidelines

‘In-situ’ simulation or simulation ‘in the original place’ is gaining popularity as an educational modality. This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of performing simulation in the clinical workplace drawing on the authors’ experience, particularly for trauma teams and medical emergency teams. ‘In-situ’ simulation is a valuable tool for testing new guidelines and assessing for latent errors in the workplace.

Effective coordination in medical emergency teams: The moderating role of task type

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 761-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Schmutz ◽  
Florian Hoffmann ◽  
Ellen Heimberg ◽  
Tanja Manser
Keyword(s):  
Task Type ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Introduction of Medical Emergency Teams in Australia and New Zealand: a multi-centre study

Critical Care ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. R46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl Jones ◽  
Carol George ◽  
Graeme K Hart ◽  
Rinaldo Bellomo ◽  
Jacqueline Martin
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Multi Centre Study ◽  
Centre Study ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams

scholarly journals Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Jones ◽  
J. Holmes ◽  
J. Currey ◽  
E. Fugaccia ◽  
A. J. Psirides ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Care Setting ◽  
Rapid Response ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Acute Care Setting ◽  
Rapid Response Teams ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Rapid Response Systems ◽  
Hospitalised Patients ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams ◽  
Response Systems

Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) have been introduced into hospitals worldwide in an effort to improve the outcomes of deteriorating hospitalised patients. Recently, there has been increased awareness of the need to develop systems other than RRTs for deteriorating patients. In May 2016, the 12th International Conference on Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams was held in Melbourne. This represented a collaboration between the newly constituted International Society for Rapid Response Systems (iSRRS) and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society. The conference program included broad ranging presentations related to general clinical deterioration in the acute care setting, as well as deterioration in the emergency department, during pregnancy, in the paediatric setting, and deterioration in mental health status. This article briefly summarises the key features of the conference, links to presentations, and the 18 abstracts of the accepted free papers.

scholarly journals Medical emergency teams: implementation and outcome measurement

Critical Care ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann McGinley ◽  
Rupert M Pearse
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams

Guidelines for the uniform reporting of data for Medical Emergency Teams

Resuscitation ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Cretikos ◽  
Michael Parr ◽  
Ken Hillman ◽  
Gillian Bishop ◽  
Daniel Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams

scholarly journals The evolving story of medical emergency teams in quality improvement

Critical Care ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Amaral ◽  
Kaveh G Shojania
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Emergency Teams
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