| Asthma Severity Assessement Asthma Score |
| |
1 point |
2 point |
3 point |
| Resp. rate |
|
|
|
| 2-3 yrs |
≤34 |
35-39 |
≥40 |
| 4-5 yrs |
≤30 |
31-35 |
≥36 |
| 6-12 yrs |
≤26 |
27-30 |
≥31 |
| >12 yrs |
≤23 |
24-27 |
≥28 |
| O2 saturation in
(room air) |
>95% |
90-95% |
≤90% |
| Auscultation |
No to mild
end-expiratory
wheezing |
Expiratory
Wheezing |
Ins+Exp wheezing or
Diminished BS |
| Retraction |
None or
Intercostal |
Intercostal+
substernal |
Intercostal, Substernal+
Supraclavicular |
| Dyspnoea |
Speaks in sentences
or coos
and babbles |
Speaks in partial
sentences, or
utter short cries |
Speaks in single
words or short
phrases, or grunt. |
| Severity Assessment |
| |
Mild |
rModeate |
Severe |
| Asthma Score |
5-7 |
8-11 |
12-15 |
| % FEV1 |
<80% |
50-65% |
<50% |
