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Volume 357:1273-1275 September 27, 2007 Number 13 Next

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"Code Call Baker 632," announced an urgent voice over the hospital intercom. Simultaneously, the code beeper worn by our team's resident went off. We sprinted to the 6th floor of the Baker building. As we rounded the corner, we saw the crash cart in the hall, which directed us to the right room. Several residents were already there when we arrived. The chaos of the residents rapidly sorted itself out under the calm guidance of the senior resident, who directed the chest compressions and the Ambu bagging until the resident who would intubate the patient was ready. Someone else slipped . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Treadway is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital — both in Boston.

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