Rapid response team staffing

	Physician-led^[1]	Non-physician-led^[2]	Primary team-led^[3]
Team members	Intensivist (leader)	Physician assistant (leader)	Patient's primary resident (leader)
	Critical care nurse	Critical care nurse	Patient's primary nurse
	Floor nurse	Respiratory care	Senior nurse
	Anesthesia	Intensivist (as needed)	Respiratory care (as needed)
	Respiratory care	Hospitalist (as needed)	Other providers (as needed)
	Physician for chest compressions
	Physician for procedures

References:

DeVita MA, Braithwaite RS, Mahidhara R, et al. Use of medical emergency team responses to reduce hospital cardiopulmonary arrests. Qual Saf Health Care 2004; 13:251.
Dacey, et al. The effect of a rapid response team on major clinical outcome measures in a community hospital. Crit Care Med 2007; 35:2076.
Howell MD, Ngo L, Folcarelli P, et al. Sustained effectiveness of a primary-team based rapid response system. Crit Care Med 2012; 40:2562.

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