Purpose: To categorize the blood loss from a patient using the American College of Surgeons (ACS) classification system.					Citations with documentation. 05.01.10	Medal Project 2001. See disclaimer.
conversion	enter
body weight in pounds		lbs equals	0	kilograms
age in months		months equals	0.58	years old
data	enter
Are you evaluating a patient who is bleeding? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
age of the person in years		years old
gender of the patient (enter M or F)		:-):-):-)
lean body weight in kilograms		kilograms
blood loss in mL		mL					4
Is capillary refill normal? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)					2
pulse in beats per minute		beats per minute					1
systolic blood pressure in mm Hg		mm Hg					1
diastolic blood pressure in mm Hg		mm Hg
respirations per minute		breaths per minute					3
urine output in mL/h		mL per hour					3
enter an "x" in the appropriate column for the patient's mental (give only 1 answer)
	normal	slightly anxious	mildly anxious	anxious and confused	confused and lethargic
mental status						Yes	4
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)					54%
estimated blood volume in mL	4,422	mL					4
pulse pressure in mm Hg	43	mm Hg
number of Class I findings	2
number of Class II findings	1
number of Class III findings	2
number of Class IV findings	3
ACS Class of hemorrhage based on blood volume loss alone	ACS Class 4
intravenous replacement solutions	crystalloid and blood	in the ratio of 3 to 1
	M	F