How to notice immediately patient with acute condition

If acute changes to the patient and patient's condition is immediately life-threatening, you need to concern to the following of the deteriorating criteria,

1. Airway ---- threatened / obstructed
2. Breathing---Respiratory rate kurang 8x/mnt atau lebih dari 30x/menit
3. O2 Saturation---- kurang dari 90 percent
4. Circulation---- heart rate kurang dari 45x/menit atau lebih dari 130x/menit
5. Systolic BP---- less than 90 or more than 200 mmhg
6. Neurological ---- seizures, decrease level of consciousness
7. Urine output---- less than 200 mls per 8 hours
8. BSL---- less than 3

whilst you find patient's condition deteriorates further as above, you require immediately help.

get the doctor in-charge or senior staff to reassess the patient.

All the deteriorating criteria mentioned above can virtually cause the death if respond is unable to stabilise within 1 hours, to prevent death, escalation extremely required.

Written by Riss