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• NEWS


  National Early Warnings Score
• Six physiological parameters 


  respiratory rate

  oxygen saturation

  temperature

  systolic blood pressure

  pulse rate

  level of consciousness
• who can’t it be used on

  • children under the age of 16
  • pregnant women
  • patients with chronically disturbed physiologically (eg COPD)
• Aims to improve

  • The assessment of acute illness
  • the detection of clinical deterioration
  • The initiation of timely and competent clinical response