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Table 4 Ramsay Sedation Scale

From: Evaluating and monitoring analgesia and sedation in the intensive care unit

Score

Definition

1

Anxious and agitated or restless or both

2

Cooperative, oriented, and tranquil

3

Responds to commands only

4

Brisk response to a light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus

5

Sluggish response to a light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus

6

No response to a light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus

  1. Performed using a series of steps: observation of behavior (score 1 or 2), followed (if necessary) by assessment of response to voice (score 3), followed (if necessary) by assessment of response to loud auditory stimulus or light glabellar tap (score 4 to 6) [35].
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