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Integrated response known as the system of care - ANSWER-structure
processes
system
patient outcome
Structure - ANSWER-People
Education
Equipment
Process - ANSWER-Protocols
Policies
Procedures
System - ANSWER-Programs
Organization
Culture
Patient Outcome - ANSWER-Satisfaction
Quality
Safety
Properly functioning resuscitation equipment represents that element of a system of care? - ANSWER-
Structure
Among others which of the following factors has been associated with improved survival in patients with
cardiac arrest? - ANSWER-Immediate high quality CPR
, What is the first link in the out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) Chain of Survival? - ANSWER-Activation
of emergency response
The purpose of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) is to - ANSWER-improve
patient outcomes by identifying and treating early clinical deterioration.
Components of a rapid response system: - ANSWER-Event detection and response triggering arm
A plant response such an RRT or MET
Quality monitoring
Administrative support
Criteria for RRT - ANSWER-Airway compromise
Respiratory rate less than six per minute or more than 30 per minute
Heart rate less than 40 per minute or greater than 140 per minute
Systolic blood pressure less than 90 mm HG
Symptomatic hypertension
Unexpended decrease in level of consciousness
Unexplained agitation
Seizure
Significant decrease in urine output
Clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of a rapid response system - ANSWER-
Symptomatic hypertension
Seizure
Unexplained agitation
IHCA - ANSWER-In hospital cardiac arrest
Benefits of implementing a rapid response system - ANSWER-Decreased in hospital cardiac arrest IHCA