Perfusion status assessment

Question 1

Adequate perfusion

Answer 1

Heart rate - 60-100bpm
Blood pressure - SBP>100
Skin - Pink, warm, dry
conscious state - Alert

Question 2

Borderline perfusion

Answer 2

Heart rate - 50 -100bpm
Blood pressure - 80-100SBP
Skin - Cool, pale clammy
Conscious state - alert

Question 3

Inadequate Perfusion

Answer 3

Heart Rate - <50->100bpm
Blood pressure - 60-80SBP
Skin - Cool, pale, clammy
Conscious state - Alert or altered

Question 4

Extremely poor perfusion

Answer 4

Heart rate - <50->110bpm
Blood pressure - <60SBP or Not recordable
Skin - Cool, pale, clammy
Conscious state - altered or unconscious

Question 5

No perfusion

Answer 5

Heart rate - Not palpable
Blood pressure - not recordable
Skin - cool, pale, clammy
Conscious stated - unconscious

Question 6

What conditions can affect a PSA?

Answer 6

anxiety
altered conscious state
ambient temperature