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Table 5 Reported cardiac arrests and Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls

From: Early acquisition of non-technical skills using a blended approach to simulation-based medical education

Variable Full year 2013 Full year 2014 Full year 2015 Full year 2016 % Change 2013–2016
Number of reported in-hospital cardiac arrests (overall total) 67 45 41 38 −42.3%
Number of MET Calls—Level 1 response (a primary team review) 6409 7017 8342 8696 +26.3%
Number of MET Calls—Level 2 (a full life support team) 1266 1473 1706 2037 +37.9%