Vital sign | MTS orange | ACCP/SCCM |
---|---|---|
RR (breaths per minute) | ‘Inadequate breathing or acutely short of breath’ | ≥20 |
HR (bpm) | >120 | ≥90 |
Temperature (°C) | <35 or >41 >38.5 (yellow) | ≤36 or ≥38 |
BP (mm Hg) | Only mentioned for pregnancy | ≤90 systolic for ‘circulatory dysfunction’ |
ACCP/SCCM, American College of Chest Physicians and Society of Critical Care Medicine; MTS, Manchester Triage System.