TABLE 2.
Parameters recorded at each site
| Parameter recorded | Percentages of hospital sites that recorded parameter (%) | Number of centers that recorded parameter (out of 59) |
|---|---|---|
| 02 saturation | 100.0 | 59 |
| Heart rate | 98.3 | 58 |
| Respiratory rate | 98.3 | 58 |
| General accessory muscle use/increased work of breathing | 64.4 | 38 |
| Recession | 55.9 | 33 |
| Breath sounds | 52.5 | 31 |
| Tachypnea | 52.5 | 31 |
| Expiratory wheeze | 49.2 | 29 |
| Cerebral function/mental status | 47.5 | 28 |
| Wheeze audible without stethoscope | 32.2 | 19 |
| Inspiratory wheeze | 25.4 | 15 |
| Dyspnea | 23.7 | 14 |
| Substernal/subcostal/intercostal recession | 18.6 | 11 |
| Suprasternal muscle/SCM retraction | 16.9 | 10 |
| Inhalation‐exhalation ratio/prolonged expiratory phase | 5.1 | 3 |
| Scalene muscle retraction | 3.4 | 2 |
| Supraclavicular contraction | 1.7 | 1 |