Figure 2.   Triage Score rating form. The Triage Score (15) rates severity of respiratory condition and the intensity of need for respiratory care services. The Triage Score is based on a 32-point ordinal score rating each of eight separate axes as zero to four points each, four points being assigned for the greatest degree of clinical derangement on each axis. The total points (0 to 32) are categorized into five Triage Scores, where Triage 1 (> 20 total points) denotes the highest severity and Triage 5 ( 5 points) the lowest.

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