Vital Sign Score for Evaluating a Patient in the ED Medical Algorithm

Vital Sign Score (VSS) for Evaluating a Patient in the ED

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Are you evaluating an older adolescent or an adult who has just arrived at the Emergency Department?

Yes No

Is the patient's airway threatened?

Yes No

Respiratory rate

breaths per minute

Heart rate

beats per minute

Systolic blood pressure

mm Hg

Oxygen saturation while on supplemental oxygen in percent (enter 100 if no supplemental oxygen needed)

Glasgow Coma socre (enter from 3 to 15)

Has the patient experienced prolonged (> 5 minutes) or repeated seizures?

Yes No

Vital Sign Score (VSS) for Evaluating a Patient in the ED

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Purpose:

To evaluate an older adolescent or an adult who has just arrived at the Emergency Department using the Vital Sign Score (VSS) of Merz et al.

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

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