Objective: The objective of this review was to identify and understand the primary research
investigating the family support role in hospital rapid response teams. Introduction:
Individual studies have described the benefits of providing emotional and psychosocial
support to family members of a person receiving emergency medical care from a rapid
response team in a hospital setting. To the authors' knowledge, there are no studies that
have identified and described these studies together. Inclusion criteria: All empirical …

Objective: The objective of this review is to identify and understand how a family support role
has been delivered in rapid response teams in hospital settings. Introduction: A family
support role in a hospital rapid response team is a designated position that is responsible for
supporting the family members of people being medically attended to during a hospital rapid
response. Support may include the provision of guidance to the family regarding a hospital
procedure, support whilst witnessing the rapid response, or assisting the family to process …