Table 2

Profile of all vital signs entries

Total number of entries n=12 511Number of alerts n=372 (3.0%)
Temperature
Number reported, n(%)12 271 (98.1)365 (98.1)
 Mean (SD)36.4 (0.4)36.5 (0.5)
 <37°C, n(%)11 652 (93.1)309 (83.1)
 37 to <38°C, n(%)608 (4.9)751 (13.7)
 ≥38°C, n(%)11 (0.1)5 (1.3)
Heart rate
 Number reported, n(%)12 511 (100)372 (100)
 Mean (SD)86.7 (11.8)94.4 (18.6)
 <60 bpm, n(%)40 (0.3)2 (0.5)
 60 to <100 bpm, n(%)10 660 (85.2)269 (72.3)
 100 to <120 bpm, n(%)1702 (13.6)40 (10.8)
 ≥120 bpm, n(%)109 (0.9)61 (16.4)
Oxygen saturation
 Number reported, n(%)12 511(100)435 (100)
 Mean (SD)97.3 (1.8)92.4 (6.5)
 <95%, n(%)246 (2.0)241 (64.8)
Chest pain or breathlessness*
 Yes, n(%)90 (0.7)90 (35.9)
  • *Chest pain or breathlessness only asked in dormitory 1 due to managing physician preference. There was a total of 10 426 entries, with the remainder answering “no” to the question.