Thursday, April 9, 2020

NEWS

Q: What are the six components of National Early Warning Score (NEWS)? 

Answer: 

NEWS is the European version of quick Sequential (Sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment score (qSOFA). It takes into account six basic parameters. It was initially released in 2012 and was updated (NEWS2) in 2017.    

  • respiration rate 
  • oxygen saturation 
  • systolic blood pressure 
  • pulse rate 
  • level of consciousness or new confusion 
  • temperature
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