When you or a loved one is admitted to the hospital, ask if it has a rapid response team. patientadvocate health
Usually, a member of the clinical staff initiates a call to the rapid response team, but in some hospital systems, patients, advocates and family members can activate the RRT.
Calling for a rapid response team or Condition H allows patients and families to request immediate help in cases of emergency or if, after speaking to a member of the health care team, they have serious concerns about the patient's condition, such as a noticeable medical change, uncontrolled bleeding, unresponsiveness or severe difficulty breathing.
Josie's mother had repeatedly told her daughter's care team that she thought Josie, who was recovering from burns and about to be discharged, was severely dehydrated. The clinical staff had not responded to Josie's signs of dehydration, such as listlessness, thirst and weight loss, after she was removed from automatic nutrition and hydration.
Rapid response teams became more common in U.S. hospitals following the launch of the 100,000 Lives Campaign by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. By 2007 more than 2,100 U.S. hospitals had pledged to implement rapid response teams.
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