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The respiratory rate '''(RR)'''. The unit used is breaths per minute.
The respiratory rate '''(RR)'''. The unit used is breaths per minute.


For ICU collection,select the the value which gives you the highest score regardless of whether a patient is ventilated or not.
'''For ICU collection'''{{discussion}} is this different in Medicine? Ttenbergen 15:38, 2016 April 18 (CDT), select the the value which gives you the highest score regardless of whether a patient is ventilated or not.


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