The Physiologic Index (PI) can be used to describe the effect of cardiac tamponade on the clinical status of the patient.
Evaluation: clinical status on admission
Conscious
Blood Pressure
Pulse
Respiration
PI Value
conscious
stable
5
<= 80 mm Hg
NA
10
semiconscious
not measurable
thready
gasping
15
unconscious
none (no vital signs)
no respiratory effort
20
where:
• A person with PI 20 shows no physical activity but had some signs of life during transport to the hospital.
• The blood pressure for a PI 5 should be > 80 mm Hg.
• Consciousness should not be used alone since other injuries could explain it.
• The PI scores could be replaced by Grades 1 to 4.
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Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery, general, Cardiology
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