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Chalwin Jones Psirides Radford
How to design then run effective rapid response systems
Principles of team management, including non-technical skills
An A-to-E approach to clinical deterioration
Recommendations around managing acute dying
Practical approaches to managing common acute conditions including hypoxia, altered consciousness, hypotension, oliguria and sepsis.
The book's editors are all Intensive Care specialists and experts in the field. They have been involved with the design, implementation and governance of rapid response systems across Australia and New Zealand at both local and national levels. They also actively research and teach in this area.
Supporting evidence for the recommendations made are provided as a comprehensive reading list at the end of each chapter.
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Practical advice written by international experts in Rapid Response Systems. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, and Indonesian
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Spanish translation by Dr Alejandro Elguea (President of the Mexican Association for the Formation of Rapid Response Teams - AMFERR) and colleagues.
Portuguese translation by Dr Danilo Martins and colleagues.
Indonesian translation by Prof Dita Aditianingsih and colleagues.
Malay translation by Dr Priscilla Manymuthu and colleagues.
We are indebted to our Japanese colleagues for translating the entire book so that it may reach a larger audience.
The project was supervised by:
Dr Shigeki Fujitani
Dr Kazuaki Atagi
Dr Masatoshi Okumura
Specific chapters were translated by:
Dr Masatoshi Okumura (Chapters 1,2,3)
Dr Shinsuke Fujiwara (Chapters 4,5)
Dr Hiromu Naraba (Chapters 6,7,8)
Dr Kohei Yamada (Chapters 9,10)
Dr Yoshihisa Fujimoto (Chapters 11,12)
Dr Junichiro Iio (Chapters 13,14)
Dr Shota Tanabe (Chapters 15,16)
Dr Yasunobu Goto (Chapters 17,18)
We are indebted to our Indonesian colleagues for translating the entire book so that it may reach a larger audience.
The book was translated by:
Prof. Dita Aditianingsih MD PhD. Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia
Andi Ade Wijaya Ramlan MD PhD. Consultant in Anaesthesia and Paediatric Anaesthesia
Riyadh Firdaus MD PhD. Consultant in Neuroanaesthesia and Intensive Care
Sidharta Kusuma Manggala MD. Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia
Aino Nindya Auerkari MD. Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia
Raihanita Zahra MD. Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pediatric Anaesthesia
Noor Hafidz MD. Anaesthetist
Arief Cahyadi MD. Anaesthetist
Luther Holan Parasian Napitupulu MD. Anaesthetist
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The English version of the book is currently available in both PDF and ePub formats. No Kindle version will be available as Amazon don't allow books to be given away for free. The index and all references are linked to the relevant chapters and PubMed citations respectively.
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Two authors of the Rapid Response Team Handbook are affiliated with the International Society For Rapid Response Systems. The society includes representatives from hospitals around the world. It provides educational resources and regular webinars for members and an annual meeting with international experts. If you find this book useful, it is likely membership of the Society will be too.
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