Table 2.

RRT characteristics, including availability of RRT, activation criteria, mechanism of dispatch, and variation in individual team members

RRT characteristics
	n	Percentage
24  hours RRT	104	99
RRT calling criteria
Clinical concern	100	95
Vital sign	81	77
EWS	62	59
RRT called over
Overhead	75	71
Pager	71	68
Phone	24	23
Pager and overhead	49	47
RRT team members change
Daily	73	70
Weekly	15	14
Monthly	4	4
Rarely	13	12

EWS, early warning scores; RRT, rapid response team.