In Search of the Holy PEWS
2014; American Academy of Pediatrics; Volume: 4; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1542/hpeds.2014-0024
ISSN2154-1663
AutoresChristopher G. Maloney, T. W. Hill,
Tópico(s)Disaster Response and Management
ResumoWe all remember the famous line from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , uttered by the Grail Knight deep inside a Middle Eastern cave after Indiana (Harrison Ford) drank from the carpenter’s chalice: “you have chosen… wisely. ” Pediatric hospitalists continue to search for ways to provide the safest and highest quality of care for our patients. We all want to recognize the deteriorating patient and bring additional resources to the patient or the patient to the resources. Pediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS) have been developed, and some even validated, as tools to …
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