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- Title
Recognizing and responding to acute illness: using early warning scores.
- Authors
Hancock, Angela; Hulse, Coral
- Abstract
The reports on the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) (Lewis, 2004; 2007) have recommended using early warning scores (EWS) in conjunction with vital signs monitoring, similar to those commonly used in the general adult inpatient population. This is a challenging process for midwives, obstetricians and critical care staff. Collaborative planning, working and multi-disciplinary training at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) led to the successful implementation of EWS alongside a structured and graded response algorithm. All obstetric inpatients at MCHFT now have a standardized approach to vital signs monitoring using EWS.
- Subjects
MIDWIVES; CHILD health services; OBSTETRICIANS; HOSPITALS; HEALTH facilities
- Publication
British Journal of Midwifery, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 2, p111
- ISSN
0969-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjom.2009.17.2.39380