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The '''HR''' field is used to collect a patient's heart rate. The unit used is beats per minute.
The '''HR''' field is used to collect a patient's heart rate. The unit used is beats per minute.


Select which ever value gives you the highest score.  When in atrial fibrillation, do not use '''this''' {{discussion}} which "this"? Ttenbergen 18:25, 2016 April 14 (CDT) rate, use the ventricular rate.
For ICU collection, select the heart rate that gives you the highest apache score.  When the patient is in atrial fibrillation, do not use the atrial rate use the ventricular rate.


Refer to [[General Collection Guidelines for Apache II#When to collect, which value to use]] for how and when to collect this.
Refer to [[General Collection Guidelines for Apache II#When to collect, which value to use]] for how and when to collect this.


For direct transfers to Medicine via the ER use the first HR taken and recorded on the Triage record.
For direct transfers to Medicine via the ER use the first HR taken and recorded on the Triage record.

Revision as of 06:58, 2016 April 15

The HR field is used to collect a patient's heart rate. The unit used is beats per minute.

For ICU collection, select the heart rate that gives you the highest apache score. When the patient is in atrial fibrillation, do not use the atrial rate use the ventricular rate.

Refer to General Collection Guidelines for Apache II#When to collect, which value to use for how and when to collect this.


For direct transfers to Medicine via the ER use the first HR taken and recorded on the Triage record.

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