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<h3>Table 6-2. ESI Vital Signs Criteria</h3>
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<th scope="col" width="10%">ESI Level</th>
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<th scope="col" width="15%">Complete Set of Vital Signs at ESI Level Triage (Yes/No)</th>
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<td scope="row" align="center"><strong>1</strong></td>
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<td align="center">No</td>
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<td>Patient requires definitive care. Vital signs are either part of the secondary survey or are done simultaneously when a multimember team responds to the patient with a life-threatening condition.</td>
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<td scope="row" align="center"><strong>2</strong></td>
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<td align="center">No</td>
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<td>Patient requires definitive care. Vital signs are either part of the secondary survey or are done simultaneously when a multimember team responds to the patient with a high-risk
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<td scope="row" align="center"><strong>3</strong></td>
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<td align="center">Yes</td>
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<td>Nurse determines patient's heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation (if pertinent), and temperature (children < age 3) to decide if up-triage is necessary.</td>
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<td scope="row" align="center"><strong>4</strong></td>
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<td align="center">No</td>
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<td> Patient has a single system problem requiring one of the defined resources. Vital signs are not necessary for triage-level assignment but are part of the treatment area evaluation.</td>
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<td scope="row" align="center"><strong>5</strong></td>
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<td align="center">No</td>
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<td>Patient has a single system problem requiring none of the defined resources. Vital signs are not necessary for triage-level assignment but are part of the treatment area evaluation.</td>
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<td scope="row" align="center"><strong>2,3,4,5</strong><br />
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<td align="center">Yes</td>
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<td>Vital sign assessment is prudent to ensure patient safety.</td>
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