Table 1 Resuscitation room admission criteria^a [1],

Airway and breathing problems (“airway” and “breathing”)

- airway obstruction (e.g. tongue swelling)

- respiratory insufficiency with high respiratory rate (with respiratory weakness) or low oxygen saturation

- necessity for invasive airway management

- invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation

Circulation problems (“circulation”)

- cardiovascular insufficiency (e.g. hypotension, shock of any origin)

- state after or under cardiopulmonary resuscitation

- dysrhythmias

- bleeding

Unconsciousness or neurological deficit (“disability”)

- ongoing unconsciousness of any origin

Critical physical state (“environment”)

- intoxication with an ABCDE problem

- rhabdomyolysis

- hypothermia