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Care for patients who are in a medical crisis has historically entailed management by their physicians and nursing staff in a way that was somewhat haphazard and reactive. The system’s success was based largely on whether the established hierarchy was followed in an appropriate and timely manner, allowing the patient to receive the required attention rapidly enough to prevent further deterioration. Staff learned how to respond to crises on the job: they were handed pagers and told to respond, but rarely received specific instruction regarding who else should respond, who had responsibility for what, and what was expected of them during a crisis event. It is no wonder that crisis team responses are often described as chaotic.
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Murray, A.W., DeVita, M.A., Shaefer, J.J. (2011). Personnel Resources for Responding Teams. In: DeVita, M., Hillman, K., Bellomo, R. (eds) Textbook of Rapid Response Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92853-1_25
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