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Medical Emergency Teams
. Ed(S): Devita, Michael A. (University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center); Hillman, Ken; Bellomo, Rinaldo
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Description for Medical Emergency Teams
Paperback. A practical guide for physicians, hospital administrators, and other healthcare professionals who wish to initiate a Rapid Response System program within their own institutions. Editor(s): DeVita, Michael A. (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center); Hillman, Ken; Bellomo, Rinaldo. Num Pages: 316 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBP; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 990.
Why Critical Care Evolved METs? In early 2004, when Dr. Michael DeVita informed me that he was cons- ering a textbook on the new concept of Medical Emergency Teams (METs), I was surprised. At Presbyterian-University Hospital in Pittsburgh we int- duced this idea some 15 years ago, but did not think it was revolutionary enough to publish. This, even though, our fellows in critical care medicine training were all involved and informed about the importance of “C- dition C (Crisis),” as it was called to distinguish it from “Condition A (Arrest). ”We thought it absurd to intervene only after cardiac ... Read more
Why Critical Care Evolved METs? In early 2004, when Dr. Michael DeVita informed me that he was cons- ering a textbook on the new concept of Medical Emergency Teams (METs), I was surprised. At Presbyterian-University Hospital in Pittsburgh we int- duced this idea some 15 years ago, but did not think it was revolutionary enough to publish. This, even though, our fellows in critical care medicine training were all involved and informed about the importance of “C- dition C (Crisis),” as it was called to distinguish it from “Condition A (Arrest). ”We thought it absurd to intervene only after cardiac ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387279206
SKU
V9780387279206
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Medical Emergency Teams
From the reviews: "The aim of this book is to provide a manual describing the approach to creating a Medical Emergency Team (MET) service and evaluating its performance. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the concept … . Examples from practice are frequently cited from a global perspective. … Chapters are self-sufficient units that ... Read more