2006-08-21 06:09:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
AVPU is an acronym for Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive. It is a scale that emergency first responders use to determine and communicate the level of consciousness of an injured person.
2006-08-21 06:18:33 · answer #1 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a quick and approximate way of rating a person's level of consciousness. They are one of the following:
Alert
They have their eyes open and are talking spontaneously.
Verbal
They respond to a verbal command such as "Open your eyes!"
Pain
They respond to a painful stimulus (see below.)
Unconscious
They do not respond.
The painful stimulus should be something like pressing down hard on the bed of the person's middle fingernail, using a pen or similar object. A stimulus such as pinching the earlobe may well not produce a response in an intoxicated casualty. There are more painful stimuli available, but you should use these ones for preference.
2006-08-21 06:23:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but say more than that while you are standing up! If people don't stand up we will not be a free country for long.
2016-03-17 00:34:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋