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The Shock Index (SI) is emerging as a potentially useful measure among children with injury or suspected sepsis. ⋯ An elevated SI is indicative of greater resource utilization needs among children in the ED. When using any criteria, an elevated SI was associated with clinically important outcomes. Further research is required to evaluate the distribution of the SI in children and to investigate its potential role within existing triage algorithms for children in the ED.