Background The icu direct costs per day for survivors is between six and seven times those for non -CU care Unlike patients at ICUs, general hospital wards(GHW) patients are not under extensive electronic monitoring and nurse care Clinical study has found that 4-17% of patients will undergo cardiopulmonary or respiratory arrest while in the GHW of hospitalBackground • The ICU direct costs per day for survivors is between six and seven times those for non-ICU care. • Unlike patients at ICUs, general hospital wards (GHW) patients are not under extensive electronic monitoring and nurse care. • Clinical study has found that 4–17% of patients will undergo cardiopulmonary or respiratory arrest while in the GHW of hospital