Table 1.

PMEWS admission algorithm.

Date:
Time:
Patient ID label:
			Physiological data (MEWS)
Score	3	2	1	0	1	2	3
Resp. rates	≤8			9–18	19–25	26–29	≥30
O2 Stats.	<89	90–93	94–96	>96
Heart rate	≤40	41–50		51–100	101–110	111–129	≥130
Systolic BP	≤70	71–90	91–100	>100
Temp.		≤35	35.1–36	36.1–37.9	38–38.9	≥39
Neuro.				Alert	Confused/agitated	Voice	Pain unconscious
Patient data: Score 1 for each factor
Age > 65
Social isolation (lives alone, no fixed abode)
Chronic disease (respiratory, cardiac, renal, immunosuppressed, and DM)
Performance status				Score
Normal activity without restriction				0	MEWS:
Strenuous activity limited, can do light				1	Patient data score:
Limited activity but capable of self-care				2	Total PMEWS:
Limited activity, limited self-care				3	Name of assessor:
Confined to bed/chair, no self-care				4	Grade: