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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===Shock Index (SI)=== | ===[[Shock]] Index (SI)=== | ||
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*Used when HR and SBP do not predict severity of hypovolemia in early stages | *Used when HR and SBP do not predict severity of hypovolemia in early stages | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 16 June 2016
Background
Shock Index (SI)
SI = HR / SBP
- Used when HR and SBP do not predict severity of hypovolemia in early stages
- May be used as secondary triage tool in mass casulty[1]
- 0.5-0.7 is normal
- >0.70-0.75 for occult shock or requirement of life-saving intervention
References
- Levitan, Richard M. Fundamentals of Airway Management. 3rd ed. Irving, TX: Emergency Medicine Residents' Association, 2015.
- ↑ Vassallo J et al. Usefulness of the Shock Index as a secondary triage tool. J R Army Med Corps. 2015 Mar;161(1):53-7.