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Table 4 Kampala Trauma score

From: Animal-related injuries in a resource-limited setting: experiences from a Tertiary health institution in northwestern Tanzania

 

Description

Score

A

Age (in years)

 
 

5-55

1

 

< 5 or > 55

0

B

Systolic blood pressure on admission (mmHg)

 
 

< 89

2

 

89-50

1

 

>49

0

C

Respiratory rate

 
 

9-29/minutes

2

 

>30/minutes

1

 

≤ 9/minutes

0

D

Neurological status

 
 

Alert

3

 

Responds to verbal stimuli

2

 

Responds to painful stimuli

1

 

Unresponsive

0

E

Score for serious injury

 
 

None

2

 

One injury

1

 

More than one injury

0

  1. Kampala Trauma Score II total = A+B+C+D+E.
  2. Interpretation.
  3. KTS II < 6 = Severe injury.
  4. KTS II 7-8 = Moderate injury.
  5. KTS II 9-10 = Mild injury.