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An early iteration of the National Early Warning Score chart showing the repeated scoring of physiological parameters from a patient who developed a urine infection in hospital. Note the coincidence of the rise in respiratory rate, pulse rate and temperature as the patient developed a fever and the marked escalation of the aggregate score from 1 to 5–6. Followed by a similar time pattern of rapid resolution after prompt treatment of the patient with antibiotics.
