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critical care outreach

noun/ˈkrɪtɪkəl kɛə ˈaʊtriːtʃ/

B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A team that reviews deteriorating ward patients and supports timely escalation to intensive care.

Critical care outreach reviewed her on the ward and expedited admission to the unit.

Similar: outreach team, rapid response team

Topic: Critical care in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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