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. 2024 Nov 28;16(11):e74684. doi: 10.7759/cureus.74684

Table 3. NEWS and NEWS+L scores.

NEWS: National Early Warning Score; NEWS+L: National Early Warning Score + Lactate; C: Centigrade; F: Fahrenheit; SPB: systolic blood pressure

NEWS Score
Respiratory Rate
≤8 bpm 3
9-11 bpm 1
12-20 bpm 0
 > 25 2
≥25 bpm 3
Oxygen Saturations
≤91% 3
92-93% 2
94-95% 1
≥96% 0
Any Supplemental Oxygen
Yes 2
No 0
Temperature
≤35°C / 95°F 3
35.1-36°C / 95.1-96.8°F 1
36.1-38°C / 96.9-100.4°F 0
38.1-39°C / 100.5-102.2° 1
≥39.1°C / 102.3°F 2
SBP, mmHg
≤90 3
91–100 2
101-110 1
111-219 0
≥220 3
Heart Rate (bpm)
≤40 3
41-50 1
51-90 0
91-110 1
111-130 2
≥131 bpm 3
AVPU score
A 0
V,P orU 3
Laboratory component
Lactate level (mmol/L) ( )
NEWS + L score ( )