Table 1.

Childhood Asthma Score

	0 Points	1 Point	2 Points	3 Points
Respiratory rate (breaths/min)
2–3 y		<35	35–39	>39
4–5 y		<31	31–35	>35
6–12 y		<27	27–30	>30
>12 y		<24	24–27	>27
O2-saturation determined by pulse oximetry (%)		>95% in room air	90%–95% in room air	<90% in room air or supplemental oxygen
Accessory muscle use	Absent	Absent or intercostal	Inter- and subcostal	Inter-, subcostal, and supraclavicular
Dyspnea 2–5 y	Asleep or normal feeding, vocalizations and activity	One of the following: decreased appetite, increased coughing after play, hyperactivity	Two of the following: decreased appetite, increased coughing after play, hyperactivity	Stops eating or drinking, no vocalizations, drowsy or confused
>5 y	Asleep or Counts to >10 in one breath	Counts to 7–9 in one breath	Count to 4–6 in one breath	Counts to <4 in one breath