Table 2.

List of items used in PEWS scores of the five participating hospitals

Item	Hospital 1	Hospital 2	Hospital 3	Hospital 4	Hospital 5
Heart rate	x	X	x	x	x
Breathing rate	x	X	x	x	x
Respiratory Effort	x	X		x	x
Capillary Refill Time	x	X	x	x
Use of O2 therapy	x		x		x
O2 saturation	x		x
Systolic Blood Pressure	x		x
Temperature	x		x
Colour		X		x
Behaviour		X		x
Consciousness			x		x
Nurse Concern			x		x
Total items	8	6	9	6	6