Table 2.
Variables | Assessment tools n (%) |
p value | |
---|---|---|---|
SATS (n = 230) | Traditional (n = 115) | ||
Mobility | |||
Walking | 82 (35.7) | 16 (13.9) | <0.001a |
With help | 115 (50.0) | 18 (15.7) | |
Stretcher/immobile | 33 (14.3) | 11 (9.6) | |
Not assessed | 0 (0) | 70 (60.9) | |
RR (breathes/min) | |||
<9 | 4 (1.7) | 3 (2.6) | <0.001a |
9–14 | 177 (77.0) | 2 (1.7) | |
15–20 | 49 (21.3) | 0 | |
Not assessed | 0 (0) | 110 (95.7) | |
HR (beats/min) | |||
<41 | 4 (1.7) | 3 (2.6) | <0.001a |
51–100 | 149 (64.8) | 7 (6.1) | |
101–110 | 43 (18.7) | 3 (2.6) | |
111–129 | 31 (13.5) | 8 (7) | |
>129 | 3 (1.3) | 5 (4.3) | |
Not assessed | 0 (0) | 89 (77.4) | |
SBP (mm Hg) | |||
<71 | 5 (2.2) | 4 (3.5) | <0.001a |
71 – 80 | 27 (11.7) | 11 (9.6) | |
81 – 100 | 49 (21.3) | 10 (8.7) | |
101 – 199 | 121 (52.6) | 49 (42.6) | |
>199 | 28 (12.2) | 16 (13.9) | |
Not assessed | 0 (0) | 25 (21.7) | |
Temperature (degree) | |||
Cold (<35) | 4 (1.7) | 0 (0) | <0.001a |
35–38.4 | 186 (80.9) | 19 (16.5) | |
Hot (>38.4) | 40 (17.4) | 13 (11.3) | |
Not assessed | 0 (0) | 83 (72.2) | |
AVPU | |||
Confused | 33 (14.3) | 14 (12.2) | <0.001a |
Alert | 186 (80.9) | 7 (6.1) | |
Response to voice | 6 (2.6) | 3 (2.6) | |
Response to pain | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | |
Unresponsive | 4 (1.7) | 1 (0.9) | |
Not assessed | 0 (0) | 90 (78.3) |
ap-values are based on Fisher Exact test. Statistical significance at p < 0.05.
SATS: South African triage score; RR: respiration rate; HR: heart rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure; AVPU: assess alert, voice response, painful response and unresponsive.