Date

DRAFT - NOT
Time UR Number: _________________________________________
DRAFT
DRAFT - NOT
Write 35 Write 35 Family name: ________________________________________
30–34 30–34
25–29 25–29 Given names: ________________________________________

FOR USE
Respiratory Rate 20–24 20–24

FOR USE
(breaths / min) 15–19 15–19 Date of birth: _______/_______/_______ Sex: M F
10–14 10–14
If respiratory rate 35 or 5–9 5–9
4, write value in box Write 4 Write 4 (Affix patient identification label here)
98–100 98–100
95–97 95–97
O2 Saturation 93–94 93–94 Actions Required
(%) 90–92 90–92
87–89 87–89 Usual/target systolic BP: Signature: Total ADDS Score 1–3
If O2 saturation 84, write 85–86 85–86
value in box Write 84 Write 84 mmHg • Increase frequency of
13 13 observations [specify frequency]
O2 Flow Rate 10–12 10–12 • Inform senior nurse and/or Team

s
7–9 7–9 Leader
(L / min) Circle the column showing the patient’s usual systolic BP

stance
4–6 4–6
3 3 190s 180s 170s 160s 150s 140s 130s 120s 110s 100s 90s 80s

l circum t be
Write 200 Write 200 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 Total ADDS Score 4 – 5

Score current systolic BP using circled column

190s 190s 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
• Senior nurse and/or junior medical

to refle only a generic

180s 180s 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4
170s 170s 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 officer review within 30 minutes

ct loca nd mus
160s 160s 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2
150s 150s 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Blood 140s 140s 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Total ADDS Score 6 – 7
Pressure
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130s 130s 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
120s 120s 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Senior medical officer review
(mmHg) (registrar or above) within 30
110s 110s 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
100s 100s 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 minutes
90s 90s 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 • Request review, and note on the

altepreladceholdaecrstions are
80s 80s 1 0
70s 70s back of this form
60s 60s Emergency call
If systolic BP 200, write 50s 50s
value in box 40s 40s Total ADDS Score 8
Write 140 Write 140 • Place Emergency call
130s 130s Adult Deterioration Detection • Begin initial life support
120s 120s
Heart Rate 110s 110s System (ADDS) interventions (support airway,
100s 100s breathing, circulation)
(beats / min)
90s 90s If any observation is in a shaded area, • Advanced life support provider to
80s 80s add up the Total ADDS Score and take the attend patient immediately
70s 70s
action required for that score.

These
60s 60s
50s 50s
If heart rate 140 or 40s 40s Emergency call if:
30, write value in box Write 30s Write 30s Score 0
• Any observation is in a purple area
Write 39.1 Write 39.1 Score 1 • Airway threat
38.5–39.0 38.5–39.0
38.0–38.4 38.0–38.4 Score 2 • Respiratory or cardiac arrest
Temperature 37.5–37.9 37.5–37.9
(°C) 37.0–37.4 37.0–37.4
Score 3 • New drop in O2 saturation < 90%
36.5–36.9 36.5–36.9 4 4 4 4 Score 4 • Sudden fall in level of consciousness
36.0–36.4 36.0–36.4 • Seizure
If temperature 39.1 or 35.5–35.9 35.5–35.9 5 5 5 5 Score 5
Write 35.4 Write 35.4 • You are seriously worried about the
35.4, write value in box Emergency call
Alert Alert patient but they do not fit the above
Consciousness
To Voice To Voice criteria
If clinically necessary, wake
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To Pain To Pain
patient to assess and score Unresp. Unresp.
Respiratory Rate
O2 Saturation
O2 Flow Rate
ADDS Systolic BP ADDS
Scores Heart Rate Scores
Temperature
Consciousness
TOTAL ADDS
Intervention E.g. ‘a’ E.g. ‘a’
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Given names: ________________________________________

Date of birth: _______/_______/_______ Sex: M F Date of birth: _______/_______/_______ Sex: M F
Adult Deterioration Detection System (ADDS)
(Affix patient identification label here)
Chart (Affix patient identification label here)
Other Observation Charts In Use Interventions Associated With Abnormal Vital Signs
Reference
Alcohol Withdrawal Insulin Infusion Pain/Epidural/Patient Controlled Analgesia
Letter Intervention (initial if required)
Anticoagulant Neurology If you
a
administer an
Fluid Balance Neurovascular intervention, b
record here
General Instructions and note c
letter in
»» You must record appropriate observations: Intervention d
-- On admission row over
-- At a frequency appropriate for the patient’s clinical state. page in e
»» You must calculate a Total ADDS Score: appropriate
-- If the patient is deteriorating or an observation is in a shaded area time column. f
-- Whenever you are concerned about the patient. g
»» When graphing observations, place a dot (•) in the centre of the box which includes the current

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observation in its range of values and connect it to the previous dot with a straight line. For blood h
pressure, use the symbols indicated on the chart.
»» Whenever an observation falls within a shaded area, you must enter the ADDS Score for that vital Clinical Review Requests
sign in the appropriate row of the ADDS Scores table, unless a modification has been made (see
below). Review requested Date /  / Time : Ward doctor Emergency

Modifications Specify reason:

- If abnormal observations are to be tolerated for the patient’s clinical condition, write the acceptable ranges
below (where the ADDS Score will be 0).
- Modifications must be reviewed at least every 72 hours. Review requested Date /  / Time : Ward doctor Emergency

ADDS CHART WITH BP TABLE

- If any vital sign needs further modifying, draw two diagonal lines through the entire Modification record in use
Specify reason:
and write the new acceptable ranges in the next Modification record.
Modification 1 Modification 2 Modification 3 Modification 4
Review requested Date /  / Time : Ward doctor Emergency
breaths breaths breaths breaths
Respiratory Rate - / min
- / min
- / min
- / min
Specify reason:
O2 Saturation - % - % - % - %
Additional Observations
O2 Flow Rate - L / min - L / min - L / min - L / min Date

Systolic BP - mmHg - mmHg - mmHg - mmHg Time

beats beats beats beats
Heart Rate - - - - Blood Glucose Level
/ min / min / min / min
(mmol / L)
Temperature - °C - °C - °C - °C Weight
(kg)
Consciousness - - - -
Bowels
Doctor’s name Specific gravity
pH
Signature
DRAFT

Leukocytes
Blood
Date / / / / / / / / Urinalysis Nitrite
Ketones
Time : : : : Bilirubin
Urobilinogen
Protein
Glucose