Simple scale used as part of an assessment to measure and record a patient's responsiveness, indicating their level of consciousness. AVPU is an acronym for 'Alert', 'Voice', 'Pain', 'Unresponsive'.
To record a patient's responsiveness, as an indication of their level of consciousness.
Use to record as part of a screening assessment of a patient's responsiveness, as an indication of their level of consciousness.
Kelly, CA; Upex A; Bateman DN. (February 2005). \"Comparison of consciousness level assessment in the poisoned patient using the alert/verbal/painful/unresponsive scale and the Glasgow Coma Scale\". Annals of Emergency Medicine 45 (2).
openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.avpu_questionnaire, openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.avpu