Table 1.
MEWS combined with age and injury site score.
| Item | Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Heart rate (times/min) | <40 | 41–50 | 51–100 | 101–110 | 111–130 | >130 | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | <70 | 71–80 | 81–100 | 101–199 | ≥200 | ||
| Respiration rate (times/min) | <9 | 9–14 | 15–20 | 21–29 | ≥30 | ||
| Body temperature (°C) | <35 | 35–38.4 | ≥38.5 | ||||
| Consciousness | Clear | Be responsive to sound | Be responsive to pain | No response | |||
| Age (year) | 18–39 | 40–59 | ≥60 | ||||
| Injury site | The chest and abdomen | The maxillofacial | The four extremities | The pelvis, spine | The brain | ||