APGAR Scale: Used to assess new born babies. The score is out of 10
Appearance |
Pulse |
Grimace |
Activity |
Respiration |
Pink |
2 |
Above 100 |
2 |
Crying |
2 |
Active |
2 |
Above 25 |
2 |
Cyanosed |
1 |
Below 100 |
1 |
Weak cry |
1 |
Floppy |
1 |
Below 25 |
1 |
Pale |
0 |
Absent |
0 |
None |
0 |
None |
0 |
Absent |
0 |
Scales to To assess the level of consciousness of a person:
AVPU scale
A |
Alert |
Orientated to time and place |
V |
Voice |
Responds to vocal commands, but is confused and disorientated |
P |
Pain |
Responds to painful stimulus, but not to vocal commands |
U |
Unresponsive |
Not responsive to vocal commands or painful stimulus. |
Glasgow Coma scale
| Eyes |
| Open Spontaneously |
4 |
| Open on Command |
3 |
| Open to Pain |
2 |
| Never Open |
1 |
|
| Speech |
| Orientated - Converses |
5 |
| Disorientated |
4 |
| Inappropriate Words |
3 |
| Incomprehensible |
2 |
| Nil |
1 |
|
| Movement |
| Obeys Commands |
6 |
| Localizes Pain & Acts |
5 |
| Flexion Withdrawal |
4 |
| Flexion Abnormal |
3 |
| Extension Position |
2 |
| No Response |
1 |
| The CLASGOW Coma Scale is |
| used to asses a patient's level |
| of consciousness |
| The Score should be 14/14 |
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