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In Brief Rapid response teams provide a method for sending experts to the bedside to assist with patient evaluation and treatment before clinical deterioration progresses to cardiac arrest. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 100,000 Lives Campaign targets changes in care proven to prevent avoidable deaths. Here, review the importance of establishing rapid response teams as a systematic means of preventing failure to rescue.
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