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Table 2 Early and late signs of patient deterioration [Adapted from Harrison et al. [38]

From: The impact of web-based and face-to-face simulation on patient deterioration and patient safety: protocol for a multi-site multi-method design

Parameter

Early signs

Late signs

Oxygen saturation

90–95 %

<90 %

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

80–100 or 181–240

<80 or >240

Heart rate

40–49 or 121–140

<40 or >140

Respiratory rate

5–9 or 31–40

<5 or >40

Glasgow coma scale

N/A

>2 point drop