Vital Signs Monitor User Manual Warning-Score System
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The relationship between consciousness level and its display result is as below:
Consciousness Displayed Result
Sober A
Responsive to Voice V
Responsive to Pain P
Unresponsive U
15.4 Warning-Score Result
Warning-Score results include parameter value, score value, time and severity level. The relation
for value and severity level is as following:
EWS
Severity
Level
Color
Warning-score Remindings
EWS=0~2 / Off-white
Please keep close to the condition of patient’s
life signs.
EWS=3 Low Green
Please inform medical personnel that
observing and checking should be taken every
1 hr. Or call the doctor to give appropriate
actions if necessary.
EWS=4~5 Medium Amber
Please inform medical personnel that
observing and checking should be taken every
20 mins~1 hr. Or call the doctor to give
appropriate actions if necessary.
EWS≥6 High Red
Please inform medical personnel and
emergency team that consultation should be
taken every 10 mins, keep close to blood gas
condition, and start emergency plan.
NEWS
Severity
Level
Color Warning-score Remindings
NEWS=0 / Off-white
Observing and checking should be taken every
12 hrs at least, and keep close to the condition
of patient’s life signs.
NEWS=1~4 Low Green
Observing and checking should be taken every
4 hrs~6 hrs at least. Or please increase
monitoring frequency or nurse-care level, if
necessary.