• Emerg Nurse · Apr 2009

    Review

    Use of a paediatric early warning system in emergency departments.

    • Nicola Adshead and Raynie Thomson.
    • Emergency Department, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
    • Emerg Nurse. 2009 Apr 1;17(1):22-5.

    AbstractStockport NHS Foundation Trust has recently implemented a generic paediatric early warning tool that can be used throughout its paediatric services, from admission to discharge. Informal feedback suggests that using the tool has encouraged staff to undertake full sets of observations; this has improved their confidence in recognising deterioration in children and initiating correct interventions.

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