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Table 1 Triage and vital signs (n = 816)

From: Significant room for improvement in the prehospital assessment and treatment of acute abdominal pain: a retrospective observational study

SATS triage

n

Percent %

n missing

Green (routine)

314

39.4

20

Yellow (urgent)

236

29.6

Orange (very urgent)

232

29.1

Red (emergency)

14

1.8

Altered vital signs

n

Percent %

n missing

RR < 12 / min

2

0.2

12

RR > 20 / min

176

21.9

SpO2 < 94%

89

11.5

43

Pulse < 51 / min

9

1.1

3

Pulse > 100 / min

148

18.2

Sys BP < 101 mmHg

35

4.3

11

Sys BP > 199 mmHg

14

1.7

Altered LOC (aVPU)

20

2.5

11

Temp ≤ 36 °C

56

6.9

6

Temp > 38 °C

58

7.2

  1. SATS, South African triage scale; RR, respiratory rate; SpO2, peripheral oxygen saturation; Sys BP, systolic blood pressure; LOC, level of consciousness; aVPU, alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive; Temp, body temperature in degrees celsius
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241