Oyediran M A, Ziegler H D, Ojo M A
Br J Prev Soc Med. 1977 Jun;31(2):127-30. doi: 10.1136/jech.31.2.127.
A scoring chart for sick children was designed using the vital signs of temperature, respiratory and pulse rates, and the central nervous system. The scoring chart was used on 68 sick children who had been randomly selected from a child welfare clinic in Lagos. Analyses of the charts showed that although values overlapped when related to clinical impression, there was an inverse correlation with the severity of the illness. The correlation coefficient between the doctors' and nurses' scores was high. Despite the need for further modification and investigation the scoring chart was promising as a screening tool for use by people who were not doctors and, possibly in some situations, by those who were not nurses.
利用体温、呼吸频率、脉搏率等生命体征以及中枢神经系统，为患病儿童设计了一份评分表。该评分表应用于从拉各斯一家儿童福利诊所随机挑选出的68名患病儿童。对这些评分表的分析表明，尽管相关数值与临床诊断印象存在重叠，但与疾病严重程度呈负相关。医生和护士评分之间的相关系数很高。尽管该评分表需要进一步修改和研究，但它有望成为非医生人员，甚至在某些情况下非护士人员使用的筛查工具。
