Table 1.
Categories for the three Revised Trauma Score (RTS) elements, with corresponding clinical signs
| RTS category scale | Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Glasgow Coma Scale score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 10–29 | Normal | ≥ 90 | Good radial pulse | 13–15 |
| 3 | > 29 | Fast | 76–89 | Weak radial pulse | 9–12 |
| 2 | 6–9 | Slow | 50–75 | Femoral pulse palpable | 6–8 |
| 1 | 1–5 | Gasps | 1–49 | Carotid pulse only | 4–5 |
| 0 | 0 | No respiration | 0 | No carotid pulse | 3 |
Triage RTS (T-RTS; range 0–12) is defined as the sum of the clinical category values of respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure and Glasgow Coma Scale.