Table 1.
Scoring procedure for the parameters in RAPS, peripheral oxygen saturation, body temperature, and age
| Physiological variable | High abnormal range | Low abnormal range | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4 | +3 | +2 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | 3+ | +4 | |
| 1. Points to age have been assigned as follows (age, points): <45, 0; 45–54, 2; 55–64, 3; 66–74, 5; >74, 6. | |||||||||
| Body temperature | >40.9 | 39–40.9 | 38.5–38.9 | 36–38.4 | 34–35.9 | 32–33.9 | 30–31.9 | <30 | |
| Mean arterial pressure | >159 | 130–159 | 110–129 | 70–109 | 50–69 | <49 | |||
| Heart rate | >179 | 140–179 | 110–139 | 70–109 | 55–69 | 40–54 | <39 | ||
| Respiratory rate | >49 | 35–49 | 25–34 | 12–24 | 10–11 | 6–9 | <5 | ||
| Peripheral oxygen saturation | <75 | 75–85 | 86–89 | >89 | |||||
| Glasgow coma scale | <5 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 11–13 | >13 | ||||
| Total sum of scoring points | |||||||||
*REMS, rapid emergency medicine score
**RAPS, rapid acute physiology score
Appendix: REMS* point checklist