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AVPU
Patient's responsiveness, indicating their level of consciousness; system by which a health care professional can measure and record a patient's responsiveness, indicating their level of consciousness
The AVPU scale (an acronym from "alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive") is a system by which a health care professional can measure and record a patient's level of consciousness. It is mostly used in emergency medicine protocols, and within first aid.
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The AVPU scale (an acronym from "alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive") is a system by which a health care professional can measure and record a patient's level of consciousness. It is mostly used in emergency medicine protocols, and within first aid. It is a simplification of the Glasgow Coma Scale, which assesses a patient response to different stimuli in three measures: eye opening, vocal response, and motor function. The AVPU scale should be assessed using these three identifiable traits, looking for the best response of each.
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