The Ramsay Sedation Scale
Clinical Score | Patient Characteristics |
|---|---|
1 | Awake; agitated or restless or both |
2 | Awake; cooperative, oriented, and tranquil |
3 | Awake but responds to commands only |
4 | Asleep; brisk response to light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus |
5 | Asleep; sluggish response to light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus |
6 | Asleep; no response to glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus |
Adapted from Ramsay MA, Savage TM, Simpson B, et al: Controlled sedation with alphaxalone-alphadolone. British Medical Journal 22;2(5920):656–659. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5920.656 | |