A survey of the in-hospital response to cardiac arrest on general wards in the hospitals of Rome

Simulation of In-Hospital Pediatric Medical Emergencies and Cardiopulmonary Arrests: Highlighting the Importance of the First 5 Minutes

“…Despite the importance of the first responder's interventions at an in-hospital cardiac arrest, several other publications have shown that their response is often inadequate. 24,[29][30][31][32][33][34] This study helped us to identify that our ward nurses were being asked to do too many things at once and that the application of the PBLS ABCs was delayed while they prepared the room to be able to deliver advanced life support (eg, drawing up resuscitation drugs, getting the code cart and defibrillator). One of the most important implications of this study is the realization that the ward staff members have lost their "first responder instincts," and rather than doing their ABC's, they were instead preparing for the arrival of the code team.…”

Resuscitation Team Organization for Emergency Departments: A Conceptual Review and Discussion

“…Even though some health care providers remain skeptical and question the value of teamwork [3,7], the building evidence strongly supports code team organization as a worthwhile endeavor [8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

Organisation of in-hospital cardiac arrest teams – A nationwide study

“…This is in agreement with other studies. 7,16 Importantly, not all cardiac arrest patients will be attended by an anaesthesiologist which raises the concern that provision of airway management may be sub-optimal. Errors in airway management during resuscitation are not uncommon 5,17 and measures to rectify this should be taken.…”

“…This was also found in a previous study showing cardiologists only to be present at 16% of hospitals. 16 A cardiologist may offer expertise in e.g. cardiac rhythm analysis, echocardiography, cardiac pacing.…”