In cases of suspected "major" trauma, please call the Emergency Medicine consultant or Regsitrar if the CRAMS score is 8 or less.
Circulation | Normal capillary refill and SBP>100 | 2 |
---|---|---|
Delayed capillary refill or SBP 85-99 | 1 | |
No capillary refill or SBP<85 | 0 | |
Respiration | Normal | 2 |
Abnormal (laboured, shallow, or rate>35) | 1 | |
Absent | 0 | |
Abdomen | Abdomen and thorax not tender | 2 |
Abdomen and/or thorax tender | 1 | |
Abdomen rigid, thorax flail, or deep penetrating injury to either | 0 | |
Motor | Normal - obeys commands | 2 |
Responds only to pain, no posturing | 1 | |
Only posturing or flaccid to pain | 0 | |
Speech | Normal - obeys commands | 2 |
Confused or inappropriate | 1 | |
No intelligible word or silence | 0 | |
Total | 0-10 |