NEWS2 Score Calculator
Enter current vital signs to calculate the National Early Warning Score 2 (adults).
No patient identifiers. Enter vital signs only: no names, MRNs, dates of birth, or room numbers. Nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere. This is a training and reference tool; the EHR remains the record of care, and clinical concern always overrides the number.
Vital signs
Use Scale 2 only for patients with confirmed hypercapnic respiratory failure and a clinician-documented target. COPD alone is not enough.
Chronic confusion that is baseline for the patient is scored as Alert.
Result
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Enter all 7 parameters
The score appears once every field is complete.
| Parameter | Value | Score |
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Response guide: 0–4 low: continue assessment. Any single parameter = 3: escalate for clinical review. 5–6 medium: urgent clinical review and escalation. 7 or more high: emergency assessment and high-level response.
Suspected infection with NEWS2 of 5 or more is a major sepsis warning signal. Notify the ED provider with the score and the abnormal components, then start the Suspected Sepsis RN protocol.
Scoring based on Royal College of Physicians, National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2, 2017.