National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2
Determines the degree of illness of a patient and prompts critical care intervention (recommended by NHS over original NEWS).
IMPORTANT
Tips for COVID-19: Use for Crisis Standards of Care. Used for subgroup analyses (not for Crises Standards of Care) in Cao et al (2020) NEJM’s Lopinavir-Ritonavir study in COVID-19.
INSTRUCTIONS
Recommended by the NHS (UK) over the original NEWS.
When to Use
Pearls/Pitfalls
≤8
+39-11
+112-20
021-24
+2≥25
+3No
Yes
Supplemental O₂
+2Room air
0≤35.0°C (95°F)
+335.1-36.0°C (95.1-96.8°F)
+136.1-38.0°C (96.9-100.4°F)
038.1-39.0°C (100.5-102.2°F)
+1≥39.1°C (102.3°F)
+2≤90
+391-100
+2101-110
+1111-219
0≥220
+3≤40
+341-50
+151-90
091-110
+1111-130
+2≥131
+3Alert
0New-onset confusion (or disorientation/agitation), responds to voice, responds to pain, or unresponsive
+3Confirmed positive
Suspected
Unlikely
Confirmed negative
Result:
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