From The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Innovations Exchange (Home)-Innovations and Tools to Improve Quality and Reduce Disparities:
The Pediatric Early Warning (PEW) score* system can help nurses [and physicians] assess pediatric patients objectively using vital signs in the pediatric intensive care unit. The scoring system takes into account the child’s behavior, as well as cardiovascular and respiratory symptoms.
*1-27-2020:
Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS): Identifies pediatric patients at risk for clinical deterioration. From MDCalc.
Here is a list of free full text articles on the Pediatric Early Warning System from PubMed.
What follows is the chart from the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS):
Additional Resource:
Sensitivity of the Pediatric Early Warning Score to Identify Patient Deterioration [PubMed Abstract]. Pediatrics. 2010 Apr;125(4):e763-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0338. Epub 2010 Mar 22.
