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INITIAL FIELD RESPIRATORY RATE
08-Jan-2009
Pre-Hospital Information
Definition
First recorded respiratory rate measured at the scene of injury (expressed
as a number per minute).
Additional Information
- Used to auto-generate an additional calculated field: Revised Trauma Score - EMS (adult & pediatric).
- If the patient is transferred to your facility with no EMS run sheet from the scene of injury, record as Not Known/Not Recorded.
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