Both tools are described in the JTS Sepsis Management in Prolonged Field Care CPG 10 as well as the JTS Prolonged Casualty Care Guidelines. Note that current Surviving Sepsis guidelines recommend against using Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) as compared with NEWS as a screening tool.11 However, the qSOFA has fewer variables than the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) and is faster so may be more appropriate for use at the Role 1 or in MASCAL settings. In addition, there is evidence that in resource limited settings the qSOFA score identified infected patients at risk of death beyond that explained by baseline factors.12 Thus, while the use of NEWS2 would be better practice, qSOFA in austere settings could be a reasonable alternative.