Rapid Response Systems, second edition, addresses the problem of patient safety and quality of care; the logistics of creating a RRS (resource allocation, process design, workflow, and training); the implementation of an RRS (organizational issues, challenges); and the evaluation of program results. Based on successful RRS models that have resulted in reduced in-hospital cardiac arrest and overall hospital death rates, this book is a practical guide for physicians, hospital administrators, and other healthcare professionals who wish to initiate a RRS program within their own institutions. This exciting new edition expands on and further develops the groundbreaking ideas introduced by the editors in the first edition.