Consciousness Level
Question: How do you measure conscious level?
AVPU
| A | Alert | Patient is Alert |
| V | Voice | Patient only responds to your Voice |
| P | Pain | Patient only responds to Painful stimulus |
| U | Unresponsive | Patient does not respond to any stimulus - Unresponsive |
Question: How do you measure conscious level?
Answer: AVPU
Question: What can cause a change in conscious level?
AVPU
| A | Alert | Patient is Alert |
| V | Voice | Patient only responds to your Voice |
| P | Pain | Patient only responds to Painful stimulus |
| U | Unresponsive | Patient does not respond to any stimulus - Unresponsive |
Question: How do you measure conscious level?
Answer: AVPU
Question: What can cause a change in conscious level?
Answer:
- Airway obstruction
- Breathing problem
- Circulation, e.g. low blood pressure
- Drugs, e.g. Anaesthetic agents
- Low glucose level
Question: When would you be concerned about the patient's reduced conscious level?
AVPU
| A | Alert | Patient is Alert |
| V | Voice | Patient only responds to your Voice |
| P | Pain | Patient only responds to Painful stimulus |
| U | Unresponsive | Patient does not respond to any stimulus - Unresponsive |
Question: How do you measure conscious level?
Answer: AVPU
Question: What can cause a change in conscious level?
Answer:
- Airway obstruction
- Breathing problem
- Circulation, e.g. low blood pressure
- Drugs, e.g. Anaesthetic agents
- Low glucose level
Question: When would you be concerned about the patient's reduced conscious level?
Answer: Any deterioration should concern you.
However, any patient who only responds to pain or is unresponsive is in danger and needs immediate help.
AVPU
| A | Alert | Patient is Alert |
| V | Voice | Patient only responds to your Voice |
| P | Pain | Patient only responds to Painful stimulus |
| U | Unresponsive | Patient does not respond to any stimulus - Unresponsive |
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