Adverse event and rapid response system (RRS) data collected from the point prevalence study and the prospective study period
| Casey | Clayton | Dandenong | Moorabbin | Total | |
| Frequency (per 1000 bed days) | |||||
| Point prevalence study | |||||
| Acute adult patients | 59 | 287 | 177 | 47 | 570 |
| Patients who met RRS activation criteria | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 23 (4.04%) |
| Missed RRS calls | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 (1.75%) |
| Prospective study | |||||
| Bed days | 2643 | 13719 (8 weeks) | 16756 (10 weeks) | 3642 | 36760 |
| RRS activation | 14 (5.30) | 142 (10.4) | 180 (10.7) | 21 (5.67) | 357 (9.71) |
| Cardiac arrest calls | 2 (0.76) | 36 (2.62) | 15 (0.90) | 1 (0.27) | 54 (1.47) |
| Unplanned ICU admission | 0 | 15 (1.09) | 8 (0.48) | 2 (0.55) | 25 (0.68) |
| ICU admission following RRS/cardiac arrest call | 1 (0.38) | 69 (5.03) | 52 (3.10) | 5 (1.37) | 127 (3.45) |
| Death | 0 | 4 (0.29) | 3 (0.18) | 0 | 7 (0.19) |
| Missed RRS calls—late RRS calls/ICU admissions/deaths | 0 | 20 (1.46) | 10 (0.60) | 1 (0.27) | 31 (0.84) |
| Interviews from missed RRS calls | 0 | 58 (26 nurses, 18 medical staff, 14 ICU nursing and medical staff) | 32 (17 nurses, 11 medical staff, 4 ICU nursing and medical staff) | 1 (junior medical staff) | 91 (qualitative data available from 83) |