Raising Awareness of the Benefits of a Standardized (2222) Telephone Number for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Isabel  Coetzee; Marlize Kuhn; Ged Williams; David Whitaker; Karin Klas; Oscar Cabrera

doi:10.29173/ijcc38

Raising Awareness of the Benefits of a Standardized (2222) Telephone Number for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Authors

Isabel Coetzee, PhD, FANSA
Marlize Kuhn, MCur
Ged Williams, RN, Crit. Care Cert. MHA, LLM, FACN, FACHSM, FAAN
Davis Whitaker, FRCA
Karin Klas, Mag, CCRN, paediatric CCRN
Oscar Cabrera

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/ijcc38

Keywords:

cardiac arrest, standardization, position statement, telephone

Abstract

This paper calls for the use of a standardized number, 2222, for cardiac arrests that occur in medical centers. Currently, 14 countries so far have adopted this recommendation. It is thought that many more lives could be saved with this simple intervention.

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Published

2022-09-20

How to Cite

Coetzee, I., Kuhn, M., Williams, G., Whitaker, D., Klas, K., & Cabrera, O. (2022). Raising Awareness of the Benefits of a Standardized (2222) Telephone Number for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. International Journal of Critical Care, 16(2), 5–11. https://doi.org/10.29173/ijcc38