Question: What commonly used signs can be used in an EWSS?
Question: What commonly used signs can be used in an EWSS?
Answer: All of the following:
- Respiratory rate
- Heart rate
- BP
- Conscious level: AVPU scale
- Temperature
- Urine output: ml per hour
Commonly recorded vital signs are used. Originally, only the first five were used and the sixth (urine output) was added for patients with a urinary catheter (Table 1).
The vital signs are recorded on the EWSS chart. Scores are shown across the top and parameters down the side.
| Sign | Measure |
| Respiratory rate | Breaths per minute (bpm) |
| Heart rate | Beats per minute (bpm) |
| Blood pressure | mmHg |
| Conscious level | AVPU scale |
| Temperature | Degrees Celcius |
| Urine output | ml per hour |
Table 1 Commonly recorded signs and corresponding measures