A 6 week old with bronchiolitis. RR 63rpm, HR 170pm, systolic BP 70mmHg, CRT 3secs, temperature 37oC, Alert, SaO2 92% on 2 litres of oxygen
Calculate the PAWS score for this infant.
Answer
RR = 3
HR = 3
BP = 0
CRT = 1
Temp = 0
AVPU = 0
SaO2 = 3
Total = 10
The difficult aspect in this case is scoring the oxygen saturations. The child has SaO2 of 92% on 2 litres of oxygen. Therefore as you can see in this figure they score 3 points for SaO2 of 90-94% in O2.
A 15 month old with pneumonia. RR 62rpm, HR 170pm, systolic BP 75mmHg, CRT 3secs, temperature 39oC, Alert, SaO2 92% in 5 litres of oxygen
Calculate the PAWS score for this infant
Answer
RR = 10
HR = 3
BP = 0
CRT = 1
Temp = 3
AVPU = 0
SaO2 = 3
Total = 20
A 30 month old with suspected septicaemia. RR 36rpm, HR 143pm, systolic BP 85mmHg, CRT 4secs, temperature 38oC, Alert, SaO2 98% in 2 litres of oxygen
Calculate the PAWS score for this infant.
Answer
RR = 1
HR = 3
BP = 0
CRT = 1
Temp = 0
AVPU = 0
SaO2 = 1
Total = 6
A 5 year-old with possible meningitis RR 24rpm, HR 108pm, systolic BP 90mmHg, CRT 2secs, temperature 38oC, responsive to voice, SaO2 98% in air
Calculate the PAWS score for this infant.
Answer
RR = 0
HR = 0
BP = 0
CRT = 0
Temp = 0
AVPU = 1
SaO2 = 0
Total = 1
A 9 year old with pyelonephritis. RR 24rpm, HR 120pm, systolic BP 100mmHg, CRT 4secs, temperature 38oC, Alert, SaO2 99% in air
Calculate the PAWS score for this infant.
Answer
RR = 1
HR = 3
BP = 0
CRT = 1
Temp = 0
AVPU = 0
SaO2 = 0
Total = 5