Figure 3. Proposed initial triage strategy for an adult with falciparum malaria in a resource-poor setting.

¹Shock: systolic blood pressure <80 mmHg with cool peripheries. ²Hypoxic: SaO₂≤95% using pulse oximetry. ³Abnormal blood glucose: blood glucose <3.5 mmol/L or ≥12 mmol/L using glucometer. ⁴RCAM (see table 1). ⁵Oligo-anuric: urine output <10 ml first hour after catheterization.